Curren Price makes first court appearance on conflict of interest charges
LA TimesLos Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price, right, and his attorney David Willingham appear in court on Thursday where a judge granted his request for his arraignment on grand theft, perjury and conflict of interest charges to be continued until Aug. 28. Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price made his first appearance in court Thursday morning on charges that he bilked the city out of thousands of dollars in health insurance payments and voted on contracts in which he had a financial interest. Price, 72, sought to have his arraignment on grand theft by embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest charges continued until Aug. 28, a request that was granted by L.A. County Superior Court Judge Kimberley Baker Guillemet. Hunter also accused Price of putting false information about his wife’s income on his financial disclosure statements, according to FPPC paperwork obtained by The Times.
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