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'''Ralph Inzunza''' (born c. 1969) is a former [[San Diego City Council|city councilman]] from [[San Diego]]. He was elected in March 2001 to represent City Council District 8. He resigned in July 2005 along with Councilman [[Michael Zucchet]] after both were convicted on federal corruption charges. The conviction against Zucchet was overturned on November 10, 2005, citing lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Donohue|first1=Andrew|title=Court’s Scales Tip in Different Directions for Former Councilmen|url=http://voiceofsandiego.org/2005/11/11/courts-scales-tip-in-different-directions-for-former-councilmen/|website=http://voiceofsandiego.org|publisher=Voice of San Diego|accessdate=November 11, 2005}}</ref> However, the convictions against the two co-defendants were upheld.
'''Ralph Inzunza''' (born c. 1969) is a former [[San Diego City Council|city councilman]] from [[San Diego]]. He was elected in March 2001 to represent City Council District 8. He resigned in July 2005 along with Councilman [[Michael Zucchet]] after both were convicted on federal corruption charges. The conviction against Zucchet was overturned on November 10, 2005, citing lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Donohue|first1=Andrew|title=Court’s Scales Tip in Different Directions for Former Councilmen|url=http://voiceofsandiego.org/2005/11/11/courts-scales-tip-in-different-directions-for-former-councilmen/|website=voiceofsandiego.org|publisher=Voice of San Diego|accessdate=November 11, 2005}}</ref> However, the convictions against the two co-defendants were upheld.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Inzunza graduated from [[St. Augustine High School (San Diego)|Saint Augustine High School]] in San Diego in 1987. He comes from a political family. His father, Ralph Inzunza Sr., was a city councilman in [[National City, California|National City]] and his brother Nick served as National City mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/2006/december01-06/inzunza.htm|title=Nick Inzunza, A Swift Climb A Hard Fall|last=Beltran|first=Raymond R.|date=December 1, 2006|work=La Prensa|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref>
Inzunza graduated from [[St. Augustine High School (San Diego)|Saint Augustine High School]] in San Diego in 1987. He comes from a political family. His father, Ralph Inzunza Sr., was a city councilman in [[National City, California|National City]] and his brother Nick served as National City mayor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/2006/december01-06/inzunza.htm|title=Nick Inzunza, A Swift Climb A Hard Fall|last=Beltran|first=Raymond R.|date=December 1, 2006|work=La Prensa|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref>


==City Council==
==City Council==
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One of Inzunza's first actions as a city councilman was to challenge the way Mayor [[Dick Murphy]] was making appointments to an Ethics Committee. The mayor eventually agreed to give the City Council more of a role in the process. Murphy later named him Deputy Mayor and appointed him to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Inzunza also fought against the expansion of a homeless facility in his district.
One of Inzunza's first actions as a city councilman was to challenge the way Mayor [[Dick Murphy]] was making appointments to an Ethics Committee. The mayor eventually agreed to give the City Council more of a role in the process. Murphy later named him Deputy Mayor and appointed him to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Inzunza also fought against the expansion of a homeless facility in his district.
<ref name = "UT">[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/probe/20030828-1943-inzunzabio.html SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro - Ralph Inzunza, city councilman] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vDfTDW3p?url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/probe/20030828-1943-inzunzabio.html |date=December 24, 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name = "UT">[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/probe/20030828-1943-inzunzabio.html SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro - Ralph Inzunza, city councilman] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031140943/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/probe/20030828-1943-inzunzabio.html |date=October 31, 2007 }}</ref>


==Federal charges==
==Federal charges==
Inzunza and two other city councilmen, [[Charles L. Lewis (California politician)|Charles L. Lewis]] and [[Michael Zucchet]], were indicted on August 23, 2003 on federal charges of [[extortion]], [[wire fraud]], and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for taking campaign contributions from a strip club owner and his associates, allegedly in exchange for trying to repeal the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.10news.com/politics/2441462/detail.html|title=Council Members Plead Not Guilty To Charges|date=August 28, 2003|work=10 News San Diego|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> Inzunza and Zucchet were convicted by a jury on July 18, 2005; the conviction forced them both to resign from the city council.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Councilmen Guilty'' |author=Greg Moran and Kelly Thornton |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=10B7E53625734BA8&p_docnum=1&s_dlid=DL0111040622315622760&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecprodtype=INSTANT&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2012%2F14%2F2025%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=12%2F14%2F2025%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=sdubsub&s_accountid=AC0110122214325408110&s_upgradeable=no |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=July 19, 2005 |accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> Inzunza filed multiple appeals for the next six years while working as a consultant for nonprofit agencies. Finally in January 2012 his final appeal was denied and he was ordered to start serving a 21-month prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/Ralph-Inzunza-Prison-Atwater-137790888.html|title=Ralph Inzunza Goes to Prison (Soon)|date=January 20, 2012|work=NBC San Diego|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> Zucchet's conviction was overturned November 10, 2005 and on September 1, 2009, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Zucchet's acquittals emphasizing the lack of evidence against him.<ref>[http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2009/09/01/05-50902.pdf Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, September 1, 2009]</ref> Inzunza served time in a federal penitentiary in [[Atwater, California]] and was released in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2012/feb/06/a-guide-to-ralph-inzunzas-life-in-prison/|title=A Guide to Ralph Inzunza's Life in Prison|last=Potter|first=Matt|date=February 6, 2012|work=San Diego Reader|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref>
Inzunza and two other city councilmen, [[Charles L. Lewis (California politician)|Charles L. Lewis]] and [[Michael Zucchet]], were indicted on August 23, 2003, on federal charges of [[extortion]], [[wire fraud]], and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for taking campaign contributions from a strip club owner and his associates, allegedly in exchange for trying to repeal the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.10news.com/politics/2441462/detail.html|title=Council Members Plead Not Guilty To Charges|date=August 28, 2003|work=10 News San Diego|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> Inzunza and Zucchet were convicted by a jury on July 18, 2005; the conviction forced them both to resign from the city council.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Councilmen Guilty'' |author=Greg Moran and Kelly Thornton |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=10B7E53625734BA8&p_docnum=1&s_dlid=DL0111040622315622760&s_ecproduct=SUB-FREE&s_ecprodtype=INSTANT&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2012%2F14%2F2025%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=12%2F14%2F2025%2011%3A59%20PM&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=sdubsub&s_accountid=AC0110122214325408110&s_upgradeable=no |newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune |date=July 19, 2005 |accessdate=6 April 2011}}</ref> Inzunza filed multiple appeals for the next six years while working as a consultant for nonprofit agencies. Finally in January 2012 his final appeal was denied and he was ordered to start serving a 21-month prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/politics/Ralph-Inzunza-Prison-Atwater-137790888.html|title=Ralph Inzunza Goes to Prison (Soon)|date=January 20, 2012|work=NBC San Diego|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref> Zucchet's conviction was overturned November 10, 2005 and on September 1, 2009, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Zucchet's acquittals emphasizing the lack of evidence against him.<ref>[http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2009/09/01/05-50902.pdf Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, September 1, 2009]</ref> Inzunza served time in a federal penitentiary in [[Atwater, California]] and was released in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2012/feb/06/a-guide-to-ralph-inzunzas-life-in-prison/|title=A Guide to Ralph Inzunza's Life in Prison|last=Potter|first=Matt|date=February 6, 2012|work=San Diego Reader|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ex-councilman-goes-to-halfway-house-2013apr15-story.html|title= Ex-councilman goes to halfway house|last=Moran|first=Greg|date=April 15, 2013|work=San Diego Union Tribute|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ex-councilman-goes-to-halfway-house-2013apr15-story.html|title= Ex-councilman goes to halfway house|last=Moran|first=Greg|date=April 15, 2013|work=San Diego Union Tribute|accessdate=17 June 2017}}</ref>


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Ralph Inzunza
Member of San Diego City Council representing the Eighth District
In office
March 2001 – July 2005
Preceded byJuan Vargas
Succeeded byBen Hueso
Personal details
Bornc. 1969
Political partyDemocratic

Ralph Inzunza (born c. 1969) is a former city councilman from San Diego. He was elected in March 2001 to represent City Council District 8. He resigned in July 2005 along with Councilman Michael Zucchet after both were convicted on federal corruption charges. The conviction against Zucchet was overturned on November 10, 2005, citing lack of evidence.[1] However, the convictions against the two co-defendants were upheld.

Personal life

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Inzunza graduated from Saint Augustine High School in San Diego in 1987. He comes from a political family. His father, Ralph Inzunza Sr., was a city councilman in National City and his brother Nick served as National City mayor.[2]

City Council

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Inzunza served as chief of staff to his predecessor as city councilman, Juan Vargas. Vargas resigned in 2001 after being elected to the California State Assembly and Inzunza won in a special election to replace him, receiving 70 percent of the vote.[3] He was re-elected to a full term in the 2002 elections.

One of Inzunza's first actions as a city councilman was to challenge the way Mayor Dick Murphy was making appointments to an Ethics Committee. The mayor eventually agreed to give the City Council more of a role in the process. Murphy later named him Deputy Mayor and appointed him to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. Inzunza also fought against the expansion of a homeless facility in his district. [3]

Federal charges

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Inzunza and two other city councilmen, Charles L. Lewis and Michael Zucchet, were indicted on August 23, 2003, on federal charges of extortion, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud for taking campaign contributions from a strip club owner and his associates, allegedly in exchange for trying to repeal the city's "no touch" laws at strip clubs.[4] Inzunza and Zucchet were convicted by a jury on July 18, 2005; the conviction forced them both to resign from the city council.[5] Inzunza filed multiple appeals for the next six years while working as a consultant for nonprofit agencies. Finally in January 2012 his final appeal was denied and he was ordered to start serving a 21-month prison sentence.[6] Zucchet's conviction was overturned November 10, 2005 and on September 1, 2009, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Zucchet's acquittals emphasizing the lack of evidence against him.[7] Inzunza served time in a federal penitentiary in Atwater, California and was released in April 2013.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Donohue, Andrew. "Court's Scales Tip in Different Directions for Former Councilmen". voiceofsandiego.org. Voice of San Diego. Retrieved November 11, 2005.
  2. ^ Beltran, Raymond R. (December 1, 2006). "Nick Inzunza, A Swift Climb A Hard Fall". La Prensa. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro - Ralph Inzunza, city councilman Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Council Members Plead Not Guilty To Charges". 10 News San Diego. August 28, 2003. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ Greg Moran and Kelly Thornton (July 19, 2005). "Councilmen Guilty". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Ralph Inzunza Goes to Prison (Soon)". NBC San Diego. January 20, 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  7. ^ Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, September 1, 2009
  8. ^ Potter, Matt (February 6, 2012). "A Guide to Ralph Inzunza's Life in Prison". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  9. ^ Moran, Greg (April 15, 2013). "Ex-councilman goes to halfway house". San Diego Union Tribute. Retrieved 17 June 2017.


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