Nathan Hochman, the newly-installed Los Angeles District Attorney, has terminated the contract of a prosecutor hired by his predecessor, George Gascón, to investigate police shootings. This prosecutor, who billed the county for $1 million in 2021, failed to prosecute any cases despite reviewing four separate shootings. Gascón's decision to hire the prosecutor was seen as an attempt to improve police accountability, but it also sparked tensions with line prosecutors who felt their decisions were being overridden.
Newly-installed Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman has fired a prosecutor whom his predecessor, George Gascón, had hired to prosecute police shootings but failed to prosecute any, after billing the county for $1 million.in 2021 to reconsider charges in four separate shootings that former Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s administration declined to prosecute.
Records show Middleton billed the county for just over $1 million between June 2021 and October 2024. The average annual salary for a prosecutor in Los Angeles County is approximately $135,000, according to the Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys. Middleton’s pay came directly from the district attorney’s office’s budget, according to a county spokesperson.
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