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Former LA Councilman Richard Alarcon turns himself in for 120-day sentence
Then-City Councilman Richard Alcaron listens to a fellow member speak during a council meeting at City Hall on June 1, 2012.
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Former Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon surrendered Friday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. to begin serving a 120-day term for voter fraud and perjury. He's starting that term on house arrest.
Alarcon was convicted last summer. Prosecutors said the 60-year-old lied about living in the San Fernando Valley district he was elected to in 2007.
L.A. County Sheriff's spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says Alarcon was outfitted with an electronic device Friday afternoon, released and placed under house arrest.
He'll also have to complete 600 hours of community service.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the year Richard Alarcon was elected. KPCC regrets the error.
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