Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas is the second sitting city councilman to be indicted on federal corruption charges in as many years. “I don’t know how you can have a federal indictment with allegations that he abused the public trust — selling his public position for the benefit of his family — and not ask whether he should continue …
Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar, an ambitious player in city politics for nearly two decades, was arrested Tuesday, becoming the most prominent figure to face charges in the federal investigation into corruption at City Hall. “Councilman Huizar violated the public trust to a staggering degree.” Hanna described corruption at City Hall as a “cancer” — a “disease of elected …
The federal corruption case against former Los Angeles Councilman Mitchell Englander had all the elements of an overheated crime novel: envelopes of cash, a trip to a Las Vegas casino, a female escort sent to a hotel room. Prosecutors charged Englander with lying to FBI agents as they investigated allegations that he received cash payments, expensive “bottle service,” escort services …
A new lawsuit from a former city staffer accuses Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar of engaging in workplace harassment, retaliation and pregnancy discrimination. A former staffer with Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar is suing the city of Los Angeles, alleging she faced retaliation after voicing concerns that her boss was having an affair with an aide and committing …
