Los Cerritos News is reporting newly elected LA County District Attorney is investigating LA County Metro CEO Phil Washington and several other high profiles elected officials, including Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. Search warrants have been served in connection to whistleblower complaints, from Metro employees, that fell on deaf ears under former DA Jackie Lacey.
According to sources close to the investigation, there are several other high-profile officials under scrutiny including L. A. County Supervisors Sheila Kuehl, Hilda Solis, Kathryn Barger, former Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. City Councilman Gil Cedillo, Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., and former DA Jackie Lacey.
The D.A., the FBI, Homeland Security, and the FDA, according to sources, have several sworn affidavits from other employees corroborating the whistleblower’s allegations.
2UrbanGirls and many Inglewood residents have filed countless complaints with the DA’s Public Integrity Office, namely Alan Yochelson, regarding corruption in Inglewood City Hall, and Yochelson rarely, if at all, acknowledged receipt of said complaints.
Complaints were filed regarding the city of Inglewood’s failure to follow it’s municipal code, related to employees running for elected office, although the city’s municipal required them to resign. Irregularities in the nomination filing period for Inglewood’s 2020 elections, to ensure Butts’ handpicked candidates, Aisha Thompson and Dionne Faulk ran unopposed, for their respective offices, was what resident’s described as his motivating factor in continuing a pattern of corruption emanating from the city’s administrative offices.
Butts publicly acknowledged being concerned if Faulk and Thompson weren’t elected.
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We would be remiss if we didn’t remind our readers that former Inglewood Councilwoman Judy Dunlap filed a complaint with Lacey’s office, regarding Butts personally benefitting from the the city’s trash contract, and the DA’s office told the LA Times “they misplaced” the file.
An investigation by 2UrbanGirls and the Daily Breeze found that Inglewood Councilman Eloy Morales Jr. also benefitted from the city’s trash contract, by working for the trash hauler as a “consultant”.
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Our Mayor Butts’ chickens FINALLY coming home to roost?
Read the full article on LosCerritosNews.net.
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How did u lose millions? Inglewood has always been pay to play since 1963 and earlier with theDEMOCRATIC PARTY AND JESSE UNRUTH A RESIDENT/EVEN TODAY RICO IS LISTENING/ BUTTS IS THE FALL GUY HE IS JUST STUPID / WILL NOT ADMIT HE ATTENDED MORNINGSIDE HIGH SCHOOL/ WHY? lacey was a oreo
Alan Yochelson heads the Public Integrity Unit and has received multiple complaints about Compton in the time Jackie Lacey was in office under MRT and nothing happened while the city descended into unchecked corruption. I hope there has been a change of heart about prosecuting because citizens were disheartened by the lack of follow-up action on crimes and activities really mattered to us. It was useless to talk to the involved City Attorney here in Compton so citizens turned to the county and again, nothing. So they called on the state, difficult to intervene, and finally the FEDS because citizens were FED UP!!
Wow
I have lost seven and a half million dollars sence I’ve been in Inglewood it seems like communism. I’m a service member so perhaps I’m fighting more for myself then everybody else . The people around don’t respect the law and proclaim their innocence They want to be igzempt and taken care of .
How did u lose millions? Inglewood has always been pay to play since 1963 and earlier with theDEMOCRATIC PARTY AND JESSE UNRUTH A RESIDENT/EVEN TODAY RICO IS LISTENING/ BUTTS IS THE FALL GUY HE IS JUST STUPID / WILL NOT ADMIT HE ATTENDED MORNINGSIDE HIGH SCHOOL/ WHY? lacey was a oreo
Meanwhile I’m loving the progress in my city. Thanks to the mayor. Proud Inglewood resident here. Carry on. ????
PROUD OF WHAT//? bankrupt finances?STATE CONTROLLED SCHOOLS/?NEED LINE OF CREDIT TO PAY BILLS? are u crazy or just plain dumb/stupid?
Nop, she is the new GF
Great news! Hopefully the DA will look into Albert Robles and Jawane Hilton as well.
I’m so happy someone has done something it’s about time.
Could it be ?
Is it possible that there may be some with integrity in the D A ‘s office ?
So many documents have been “lost” , during the Lacey administration ….it was hard to believe the favored friends would ever be held responsible .
Residents will never get their money back from the corrupt backroom deal making, but maybe future elected will consider the jail sentence they deserve is not worth the pay-to-play temporary perks.
It’s about time!
Maybe since Mayor Aja Brown was on the board she maybe next!