Former California State Senator Leland Yee, best known to gamers as the architect of a law that tried to prevent minors from buying violent video games, has pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering brought against him last year, the Justice department announced this week.
Yee admitted to accepting bribes in exchange for special consideration in his role State Senator, as well as conspiring to launder money and shepherd illegal weapon shipments into the United States from the Philippines. As part of the plea agreement, the DoJ whittled down a litany of charges against Yee to a single racketeering charge.
Yee will face up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when a sentence is handed down in October. Three of Yee's political associates pleaded guilty in the same conspiracy.
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