Federal prosecutors Wednesday alleged former Sacramento City Council member Shahriar “Sean” Loloee, at the time he was committing financial crimes, was engaged in a romantic relationship with his employee who lived at his house.
Loloee, who resigned from the City Council in January 2024, pleaded guilty in April to underreporting taxes and fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in federal COVID grant money for his Viva Supermarket stores. His sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 19.
While Loloee and two other defendants await their Nov. 19 sentencings following their guilty pleas, Karla Montoya, the fourth and final defendant, has decided not to plead guilty and, instead, take her case to trial…