In announcing the indictment, the U.S. Department of Justice also said it had verified Loloee did not live in the district he was representing, as first reported by The Sacramento Bee in June 2022.<\/a> Loloee remained on council for over a year after The Bee\u2019s report, but resigned shortly after the indictment.<\/a><\/p>\n Other defendants in the case \u2014 Karla Montoya, a former Viva manager, as well as Mirwais Shams and Ahmad Shams \u2014 are not part of the plea deal, according to the documents. Each pleaded not guilty and remain on track for a September trial.<\/p>\n Attorneys for Loloee, as well as prosecutors in U.S. Attorney Eric Grant\u2019s office, did not comment on the change in plea.<\/p>\n The 25-count indictment<\/a> in December 2023 charged Loloee with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Department of Labor, 14 counts of possession of false immigration documents, two counts of using a false immigration document, two counts of obstruction of agency proceedings, three counts of falsifying records and three counts of wire fraud.<\/p>\n \u201cMontoya, at Loloee\u2019s direction, regularly hired undocumented workers at the Viva Supermarkets because it was Loloee\u2019s view that undocumented workers were easier to control,\u201d the indictment said. \u201cBy maintaining a workforce of undocumented workers, Loloee enriched himself in various ways, including by not paying them overtime wages that would otherwise be required.\u201d<\/p>\n During a federal raid on Loloee\u2019s stores and homes<\/a> in October 2023, agents found phony Social Security cards for 298 Viva Supermarket employees, the indictment said.<\/p>\n Questions about Loloee\u2019s residency swirled since the night he was sworn into the council in 2020. He attended the online meeting from his wife\u2019s $1.4 million Granite Bay property<\/a>, then denied it.<\/p>\n He claimed he did not live in Granite Bay with his wife and children, but instead lived in a Hagginwood house within his district with his employees, who were his tenants, including Montoya. At that house, 911 calls reporting guns<\/a> and parties were frequent, and over a dozen vehicles were parked in the front yard<\/a>.<\/p>\n Loloee still owns that house, at 1209 Nogales St., according to the Sacramento County Assessor\u2019s Office. He claimed the $7,000 homeowner exemption discount on the 2025 tax bill, according to county records.<\/a><\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n![\"Former](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SAC_RCB_20240322_LoloeeIndictment_0060.JPG\" "\\"SAC_RCB_20240322_LoloeeIndictment_0060.JPG\\"")
Former Sacramento Councilmember Sean Loloee, right, leaves the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse after an arraignment in Sacramento on March 22, 2024. He is set to plead guilty to federal charges Thursday. Ren\u00e9e C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com <\/p>\n
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