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Under a deal approved Wednesday by the City Council, he will also pay back the money he collected from a pair of leases that cost San Diego hundreds of millions.
Former city real estate adviser pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor conflict-of-interest charge after agreeing to essentially pay back the city $9.4 million he received from the city’s ex-landlord for his work on two city lease deals.
The plea bargain came one day after the San Diego City Council voted 7- 2 to approve a deal for Jason Hughes, 55, to pay back the money he received from landlord Cisterra Development for facilitating the deals.
The city would collect $9.4 million from Hughes if the deal wins City Council approval at a special afternoon meeting Wednesday.
The real estate adviser who helped broker the city of San Diego's lease-to-own agreements for the 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza buildings pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge and agreed to return more than $9.4 million he was paid by the city's former landlord.