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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.In a statement, the California Department of Justice said “there was a lack of evidence of wrongdoing” by Kuehl or Patti Giggans, executive director of Peace Over Violence who is also a member of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission. At issue was a L.A.
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. Giggans had donated to her political campaign for office.
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