The lawsuit also alleges that the Commerce Club did not disclose that it contributed to another Pico Rivera committee, Save Our City, which sent mailers warning of the “wicked web” of narcotics traffic and loan-sharking that would ensnare the city if a casino was approved. “For me to receive contributions would be hypocritical.” “Just to set the record straight, I have never had any dealings with the Commerce Club or any other card club,” Ochoa said in an interview.
But the committee did not report any contributions from the club, and its founder denies any affiliation with the casino.
