Talk:Mitchell Englander

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His religion . . .

I have been deleting his religion from the infobox on the grounds it is not sourced. It also not relevant unless it has been made so in public discourse. Thank you. GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:26, 23 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a source for this (A shift in Jewish elected officials at Los Angeles City Hall) - though I tend to agree that it is generally not relevant to note one's religion. However it appears to be acceptable protocol in Wikipedia as it is very prevalent to indicate that a person is Jewish, particularly for notable politicians and celebrities. PizzaAddict (talk) 20:24, 17 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The source makes all the difference. Thanks. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 22:27, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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West Hills or Canoga Park?

The region where Mitch Englander was born was named and addressed as Canoga Park at the time of his birth. West Hills became the accepted name of the region when it separated from Canoga park in 1987. That said, is it policy of Wikipedia for a person's birthplace to be noted as the current name of the birth location? PizzaAddict (talk) 19:35, 17 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of him in a uniform

I doubt that this photo is free from copyright. You can see the info at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LAPDEnglander_Mitchell.jpg It's really suspicious as to who took this photo. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 02:34, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

BeenAroundAWhile Did a check, and it's a cropped image from an image circulating for a long time before that. Removed the image from the article and reported for copyvio on Commons. Acebulf ^{(talk | contribs)} 00:21, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Requested factual corrections (conflict of interest disclosed)

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Conflict of interest disclosure: I am Mitchell Englander, the subject of this article. I have a conflict of interest and am not editing the article directly. I am requesting the following changes on this Talk page so that uninvolved editors can review them. Each is sourced. I have kept all of the accurate details of the conviction in place; my concern is precision and compliance with WP:BLP and WP:NPOV.

Change A: Escort services (BLP accuracy). The article lists "escort services" among the things received in Las Vegas: "...attended and received hotel rooms, VIP hotel amenities, casino chips (at least some of which were returned), limo rides, escort services, a $2,400 dinner, and a $34,000 visit to a nightclub." This states as fact something the record does not establish. In the plea agreement factual basis, the admitted fact is that escort services were offered (Attachment A, paragraph 8: "had been offered escort services"), and paragraph 5 states that "Businessperson A was unaware if [Englander] accepted those services." The U.S. Attorney's sentencing press release states only that an escort was "instructed to go to Englander's room," not that any services were received. Per WP:BLP, contentious claims must be stated accurately. Requested fix: describe the escorts as offered and arranged, with one directed to the hotel room, and note that the record does not establish acceptance.

Change B: Characterization of the charges and conviction (precision). Two places describe this as a corruption or bribery matter. The lead says he "was subsequently indicted on corruption charges," and the conviction section is headed "Corruption conviction." The conviction was on one count of scheming to falsify material facts (18 U.S.C. § 1001); the remaining six counts were dismissed, and Englander was never charged with bribery. At sentencing the judge stated there was no evidence of a "pay-to-play" scheme. The offense of conviction is a false-statements and obstruction offense, not a corruption or bribery offense. The U.S. Department of Justice's own release is titled "Scheming to Obstruct Corruption Probe", and its charging release is titled "Obstructing Public Corruption Probe, Making False Statements". Requested fix: in the lead, describe the charges as obstruction of a public corruption investigation and making false statements (the probe context is accurate and should be retained); and retitle the section to something accurate such as "Federal indictment and conviction" or "Obstruction conviction". I defer to editors on exact wording, but ask that the heading and lead not characterize the conviction as a corruption or bribery offense.

Change C: No bribery charge; abuse-of-position enhancement declined. At sentencing, Judge John F. Walter stated there was no evidence of bribery or a "pay-to-play" scheme, and the court declined to apply the sentencing enhancement for abuse of a position of public trust, finding the government had not shown the defendant used his official position to facilitate or conceal the offense (sentencing transcript, United States v. Englander, No. 2:20-cr-00035 (C.D. Cal.), Document 68). Requested fix: add this context, neutrally.

Change D: Date and detail corrections.

Plea date in the lead reads "June 7, 2020". It was July 7, 2020 (consistent with the body of this same article and the cited Los Angeles Times report dated July 7, 2020).
Sentencing date reads "January 26, 2021". Sentencing occurred on January 25, 2021 (U.S. Department of Justice press release dated January 25, 2021; the case was terminated January 25, 2021).
Casino chips: per the factual basis, the chips were returned after gambling, not merely "at least some".
Dinner figure: the group dinner was about $2,481 (factual basis and DOJ release), not $2,400.

I can provide fully drafted replacement wikitext for the lead paragraph and the conviction section, with citations, on request. I am happy to discuss any of this and to provide pinpoint citations to the court documents. Mitchell Englander (talk) 00:43, 25 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]