Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price Jr. has been charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury, by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The charges are related to having a financial interest in projects that he voted on as a council member and having the city pay nearly $34,000 in medical benefits for his now-wife while he was still married to another woman.
Price’s wife allegedly received payments totaling more than $150,000 from developers before Price voted to approve projects, and he is accused of failing to list the money his wife received on government disclosure forms.
Price has called the charges “unwarranted” and has stepped down from committee assignments and leadership responsibilities.