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August 30, 2006

Casden Official Charged with Commercial Bribery
Update: Mr. Archibald pleaded guilty today to both counts. Sentencing is set for Oct. 4 in Division 50

LOS ANGELES – A vice president of Casden Properties Inc. has been charged with taking bribes from contractors and filing a false tax return following an investigation into money laundering of campaign contributions, the District Attorney’s office announced today.

John W. Archibald, 56, who has been employed as the vice president of Construction Operations of Casden Inc. since 1998, allegedly took more than $100,000 in bribes from subcontractors working on the Park La Brea project, said Deputy District Attorney Juliet Schmidt with the Public Integrity Division.

During a previous investigation involving the money laundering of campaign contributions that resulted in misdemeanor convictions of Archibald and several Casden subcontractors, investigators with the D. A.’s Bureau of Investigation discovered more than $112,000 in separate deposits made by Casden Properties’ subcontractors to the personal credit card account of Archibald between November 1999 and December 2001.

Archibald allegedly accepted bribes from subcontractors in exchange for contracts to work on Casden Properties.

The California Franchise Tax Board also reviewed Archibald’s tax returns for 2000 and 2001. Archibald allegedly failed to include the deposits on his tax returns.

Archibald is charged in case No. BA307488 with one felony count each of commercial bribery and filing a false tax return. He is scheduled to be arraigned after 9 a.m. at the Foltz Criminal Court Building, Division 30. If convicted, he’s facing more than three years in state prison.

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