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| California Democrat mayor, officials' homes raided in $14 million corruption probe: LA District Attorney's Office | |
| 2025-03-01 | |
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Law enforcement officers executed a series of search warrants in Huntington Park, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, on Wednesday, raiding the homes of current and former city council members as well as the mayor's home as part of a $14 million corruption probe. Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman
The Huntington Park City Hall building was also raided, Fox News reported. The matter pertains to the city's Regional Aquatic Center, which was intended to be a two-story structure that would include an Olympic-sized pool, gym, football field, conference rooms, and other amenities. However, today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday... the city's vice mayor, Arturo Flores, has stated that there have been no results thus far, despite the fact that millions of dollars were taken from taxpayers to construct the facility. Huntington Park Mayor Karina Macias, a Democrat, and Democrat city councilor Eduardo "Eddie" Martinez were among those who had their homes raided, per Fox 11 LA. Former Huntington Park city council member Linda Caraballo filed a 282-page report with the LA DA's Office in 2022 to alert them to the alleged corruption. Caraballo told the outlet: "Heads are going to roll and a lot of people are going to be really put into some serious problems. They all should find lawyers right away." Additionally, Vice Mayor Arturo Flores told the local network, "This is a project that has yielded nothing for the residents. It's my understanding that there's an estimated $14 million, give or take, that has been expended by the city, and that from those funds, the residents of the city have only received an empty lot with dead grass and nothing to show for those millions of dollars." According to the District Attorney's Office, numerous items were confiscated during the searches, such as electronic devices, financial documents, and public records. "My office is committed to ensuring that public officials uphold the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and transparency," Hochman said. "When concerns arise about the use of public funds or the actions of those in office, it is our duty to investigate thoroughly and protect the public's trust." Related: Huntington Park: 2023-02-07 New footage shows double amputee getting out wheelchair, creeping up behind victim and stabbing him - before threatening to throw knife at cops who then shot him dead Huntington Park: 2013-07-27 Long-time Long Beach couple die a day apart Huntington Park: 2011-10-24 Lohan buys cupcakes for morgue staff Related: Nathan Hochman 01/14/2025 Fires have already claimed 24 lives, destroyed 12,300 structures, forced 100,000 people to flee, resulted in dozens of arrests for looting and arson Nathan Hochman 12/08/2024 21 Soros-linked district attorneys replaced since 2022 by voters seeking 'tough-on-crime' policies Nathan Hochman 11/07/2024 New Los Angeles DA vows to reverse predecessor''s ''social experiments'' | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 This is good, Nathan, but $14 million is chump change compared to the downtown graft in Los Angeles City Hall. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-03-01 11:59 |
| #2 There is corruption in most government purchasing, but the California stuff is next level. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-01 08:51 |
| #1 We're all going to learn that 20% (on the conservative side) to as much as 80% of all government spending is GRAFT. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2025-03-01 02:19 |