1) In 2005, as a consultant to Washington DC Republican lobbying firm DCI, Marin participated in a secret grass roots effort to stop regulation of mortgage giant Freddie Mac.It's amazing what you can get away with if you are a crooked politician.2) Edward Escareno was quietly prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office and convicted in Los Angeles County Superior court on December 20, 2005 for "Grand Theft", a felony.
The conviction was evidently kept a secret by both the Huntington Park city council and by the District Attorney's office in order to protect Rosario Marin's public image, as she is closely associated with Escareno, her protégé.
And the State had her on the payroll at a salary of $175,000.
Never enough for some, I suppose.