Frank Stoltze covers criminal justice for the LAist newsroom.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.The California Attorney General's office has dropped an investigation into an LA Metro contract that involved former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and the domestic violence organization Peace Over Violence.
The investigation was marked by a high-profile and controversial raid by armed sheriff’s deputies on the homes of Kuehl and Giggans two years ago. Both were sharp critics of then-Sheriff Alex Villanueva. They accused him of conducting the raids in retaliation. He denied it.At issue were L.A. Metro contracts awarded to Giggans’ organization totaling about $890,000. Giggans is close friends with Kuehl, who sat on the Metro board at the time.
Villanueva had also asked Bonta to look into whether L.A. County Inspector General Max Huntsman had tipped off Kuehl and Giggans about the search warrants.Villanueva was not immediately available for comment.Frank Stoltze explores who has power and how they use it at a time when our democratic systems have been under threat.
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