Richard Alarcon: the Al Capone of the LA City Council. At least they're finally going to get this guy on
something. He's been playing fast and loose with almost everything in Los Angeles for so long that he's forgotten what he's doing.
From DZahn at the LA Times -
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L.A.
Councilman Richard Alarcon tells city officials he expects to be
indicted after lengthy investigation focusing on where he lives
Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon has told city officials
that he expects a county grand jury to hand down an indictment against
him on Wednesday, seven months after prosecutors served search warrants
on two of his wife’s homes in the San Fernando Valley. Councilwoman Janice Hahn said she received a handwritten note from
Alarcon, 56, that discussed what he described as "the D.A.'s action." "He communicated with each council member, asking us to keep an open
mind, and that he was going to fight this and continue to work very
hard for the City of Los Angeles," said Hahn. Councilman Ed Reyes
confirmed that he received a similar letter. Alarcon, who represents neighborhoods such as Pacoima and Sylmar, is
expected to appear at a Los Angeles County courthouse at some time
after 2 p.m. Alarcon, who was in his chair during the council’s
regularly scheduled Wednesday meeting, declined to comment. His
spokeswoman, Becca Doten, said he would have a statement about his
legal situation at 3 p.m. “He’s getting his work done,” she said. His
lawyer, Fred Woocher, also declined to comment.
Prosecutors have
been trying for much of the last year to determine whether Alarcon lied
about his residency, which can be prosecuted as a felony. They served
search warrants in January on two homes owned by Alarcon’s wife, Flora
Montes de Oca -- one in Panorama City, which Alarcon claimed as his
residence, and another in Sun Valley. The latter house is outside Alarcon’s district and is in a neighborhood represented by Councilman Paul Krekorian. Alarcon
has repeatedly stated that his residency is at the 1950 tract house on
Nordhoff Street in Panorama City, where he is registered to vote. He
asserted that he has not always stayed in the house because a transient
broke in and barricaded himself there last year. At least six of Alarcon’s employees were subpoenaed to appear before the criminal grand jury last month.
Read the rest at the LANow
