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Article: Opinion split on whether EIDC head abused office. (Up Front).(Entertainment Industry Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 16, 2002
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Explaining why his organization wouldn't be attending a movie location trade show a couple of years back, Cody Cluff sneered at the event as little more than "a glorified junket for film commissioners" designed to take production dollars away from Los Angeles.
Now Cluff, 43, is being accused of more than junkets. As president of the Entertainment Industry Development Corp., Cluff is the target of a probe by the L.A. District Attorney's Office, which has been examining his use of EIDC money for political contributions -- along with expensive meals, Lakers tickets and even membership in a Beverly Hills cigar club.
No charges have been filed, but an ...