LA City Council President Paul Krekorian says he'll introduce motion to suspend Councilman Curren Price
The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest corruption scandal among leadership of the nation's second-largest city.
In a letter to Krekorian, Price said he was stepping down from committee assignments and leadership responsibilities "while I navigate through the judicial system to defend my name."In March, former Democratic City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas - a one-time legislator, county supervisor and a fixture in local politics for decades - was found guilty in federal court of seven felonies, including conspiracy, bribery and fraud.
In the new case, Price is accused of having a financial interest in projects that he voted on as a council member, and having the city pay nearly $34,000 in medical benefits for his now-wife while he was still married to another woman, District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. & Associates, GTM Holdings/Works and GTM Holdings, before Price voted to approve funding for the companies' projects. Emails seeking comment from those entities were not immediately returned Tuesday evening.
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