{"id":53343,"date":"2023-06-13T16:52:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T23:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53343"},"modified":"2023-06-13T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T23:53:45","slug":"l-a-councilman-charged-with-embezzlement-and-perjury-in-pay-to-play-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53343","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Councilman Charged With Embezzlement and Perjury in Pay-to-Play Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6360 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/District-Attorney-Los-Angeles.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"261\" \/>\u00a0Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price was charged Tuesday for having a financial interest in projects that he voted on and having the city pay for medical benefits for his now wife while he was still married to another woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">&#8220;Today&#8217;s charges against Councilman Curren Price are the result of a thorough investigation into allegations of public corruption. This alleged conduct undermines the integrity of our government and erodes the public&#8217;s trust in our elected officials,\u201d District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n said. \u201cWe will continue to work tirelessly to root out corruption at all levels and hold accountable those who betray the public&#8217;s trust.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTDQRfk3a6U\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Price, 72, was charged with five counts of embezzlement of government funds, three counts of perjury, and two counts of conflict of interest. Arraignment will be scheduled for a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">According to a criminal complaint, Price\u2019s wife allegedly received more than $150,000 between 2019 and 2021 from developers before he voted to approve projects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">According to prosecutors, He is also accused of failing to list the money his wife received on government disclosure forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Price is prohibited from having a financial interest associated with any project before the City Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Additionally, Price is charged with receiving about $33,800 in medical coverage for his wife while he is still married to another woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">The case remains under investigation by the District Attorney\u2019s Bureau of Investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price was charged Tuesday for having a financial interest in projects that he voted on and having the city pay for medical benefits for his now wife while&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-courts-cases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>L.A. 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