In their separate lawsuits, Cedillo and De León alleged the conversation was 'surreptitiously recorded' without their knowledge or consent.
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore has launched an investigation into the leaked recording that spurred the controversy in City Hall.that led to a massive shakeup in LA City Hall last year. Both men in their lawsuits alleged invasion of privacy,Federation of Labor, as well as Federation employees Santos Leon and Karla Vasquez, claiming the union was responsible for the recording, in which racist language was used while discussing redistricting plans for the city.
De León's lawsuit targets only Leon and Vasquez, not the Federation. Both lawsuits claim that the meeting was "surreptitiously recorded" without their knowledge or consent. The conversation in the recording happened in October 2021, but didn't come to light until Oct. 9, 2022. In the recording Cedillo, De León, former City Council President Nury Martinez and former Federation President Ron Herrera, were discussing ways to preserve Latino influence in the midst of City Council district boundary discussions.
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