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But Hahn might want to change his tune. The stakes in the corruption probe have raised considerably now that the U.S. Department of Justice has entered the game. The people of L.A. might soon learn once and for all the truth about what goes on in city government.
The feds have launched an investigation of their own, subpoenaing records from the Airport, Harbor and Water and Power departments. They appear to be after the same thing as Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley: Prosecutable evidence of the city's pay-to-play culture.
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