The head of a China-based development firm with major land holdings in San Jose has been arrested on allegations of using bribery and kickbacks to gain development approvals in San Francisco.
Zhang Li, whose Z&L Properties has two long-stalled development projects in San Jose, was detained in London on Nov. 30 on a warrant from the Northern District of California. The warrant alleges Zhang was part of a scheme to bribe public officials between 2015 and 2020, according to Reuters.
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