Mayor Lost $1 Billion: San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor's Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Blames Brain Tumor for Gambling Addicition
Maureen O'Connor's meteoric rise to winning a political seat in the San Diego City Council at only 25, and later winning two terms as mayor took a staggering dive. It all culminated on Thursday when she acknowledged in federal court that she took $2.1 million from her late husband's charitable foundation for a decade long gambling spree in which she both won and then lost more than $1 billion.
