The city of Anaheim's planned sale of Angel Stadium was halted for at least two months Tuesday by an Orange County Superior Court judge, who agreed to a request by the state to pause the deal amid a federal corruption probe of Mayor Harry Sidhu.
Judge Glenn Salter granted the request by the state Attorney General's Office, which had previously brokered a settlement with the city over the use of funds from the sale to provide affordable housing throughout the city.
In an unusual move, the attorney general's court papers included an FBI search warrant affidavit detailing elements of the federal probe, including two confidential informants, one of whom was wired to secretly record conversations with the mayor.Just a few weeks ago, the Attorney General's Office trumpeted an agreement with Anaheim that resolved a dispute over affordable housing in the stadium deal, which includes the stadium itself and surrounding parking areas.
The agreement between the city and state resolved the issue, with the city not having to concede any violation of the Surplus Land Act. Sidhu allegedly told the informant, who was wearing a wire, that he was going to push the Angels to start a political action committee and fund it with up to $1 million to help with the mayor's re-election once the stadium deal was pushed through.
The affidavit said one of the people allegedly involved in the negotiations is a nationally known political consultant.
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