LOS ANGELES — Jury selection is set to start Tuesday in the retrial of former Los Angeles deputy mayor Raymond Chan on federal public corruption charges.

Prosecutors allege the charges are connected to a City Hall-based bribery scheme run by convicted ex-Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar.

Chan, 67, of Monterey Park, is facing a dozen criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, honest services fraud and lying to federal agents for his alleged role in a pay-to-play scheme that prosecutors say soaked developers for at least $1.5 million in cash and benefits in exchange for getting their building projects approved at City Hall.

Chan is accused of being a key member of what prosecutors dubbed the Council District 14 enterprise, a conspiracy in which Huizar — assisted by others — unlawfully used his office to give favorable treatment to real estate developers who financed and facilitated bribes and other illicit benefits.

Huizar, 55, pleaded guilty last year in Los Angeles federal court to felony charges for using his powerful position at City Hall to enrich himself and his associates, and for cheating on his taxes. He was sentenced in January to 13 years in federal prison and ordered to surrender to begin his sentence no later than April 30. He was also ordered to pay nearly $444,000 in restitution to the city of Los Angeles and nearly $39,000 to the IRS.

Chan, a deputy mayor who oversaw economic development for ex-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2016 and 2017, is accused of arranging indirect bribe payments to city officials by lining up employment contracts for the officials' relatives.

During Chan's first trial last year, his attorney told the jury that his client was an innocent public servant who got swept up in the case by overly ambitious federal prosecutors. He promised that Chan would take the stand to refute all allegations, but before that could happen, a mistrial was declared due to a defense attorney's medical emergency.

Chan worked for the city for almost three dozen years, serving at one point as the top executive overseeing the Department of Building and Safety, which reviews building plans and inspects construction projects.

Before Huizar signed his plea deal, he and Chan were scheduled to go on trial together.

As a result of the sprawling public corruption case, a developer, a former lobbyist, a land-use consultant, a Chinese-based real estate company and even Huizar's older brother, Salvador Huizar, have either pleaded guilty or been convicted by a jury.