"The councilman, who has represented South L.A. for more than a decade, was charged in June 2023. Prosecutors allege Price repeatedly voted to approve sales of land to developers or funding for agencies who had done business with his wife, Del Richardson, and her consulting company. Some of the votes involved funding and grants for the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city housing authority."
"Price, 75, is also accused of perjury for failing to include Richardson's income on disclosure forms and embezzlement for including her on his city health insurance plan before they were legally married. He is due back in court in March, Torrealba said. Richardson was named as a "suspect" in the district attorney's office's initial investigation in 2022, according to documents made public last year, but she was never charged with a crime."
A Los Angeles County judge determined prosecutors presented enough evidence for the corruption case against L.A. City Councilman Curren Price to proceed to trial. Judge Shelly Torrealba found probable cause on four counts each of conflict-of-interest voting, embezzlement and perjury. Prosecutors allege Price repeatedly voted to approve land sales or funding that benefited developers or agencies that had done business with his wife, Del Richardson, and her consulting company. Some votes involved funding and grants for the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city housing authority. Price is accused of failing to disclose Richardson's income and of enrolling her in his city health insurance plan before they were legally married.
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