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New Evidence Reveals That Commissioner Lara and Top Staff Hid Communications About Meetings With Workers’ Compensation Insurer At Heart of Pay-to-Play Scandal

Los Angeles, CA – Despite attempting to conceal it, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and top lieutenant Bryant Henley communicated with two former lawmakers representing a workers’ compensation insurer at the...
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In The News

Lobbyists Told State Insurance Chief They Represented Company At Center Of Campaign Scandal, New Filing Says

By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE January 17, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-01-16/lobbyists-told-state-insurance-chief-they-represented-company-at-center-of-campaign-scandal-new-filing-says Two former state lawmakers now working as lobbyists spoke personally with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his senior deputy, contrary to what...
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Column: Continuing DWP Scandal A Black Mark On L.A. Leaders, An Insult To Ratepayers

By Steve Lopez, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 1, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-01/lopez-column-continuing-dwp-scandal-a-black-mark-on-l-a-leaders-an-insult-to-ratepayers In the carnival of avarice and corruption that is Los Angeles, we are not resting on our laurels. Second stringers settle for bronze...
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In The News

Former DWP Board Member ‘Acted Honorably,’ Attorney Says

By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 1, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-01/former-dwp-board-member-cited-in-plea-agreement-acted-honorably-attorney-says An attorney for a former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power board member linked to an alleged bribery scheme defended his...
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In The News

Roseville Wastewater Assistant Director Accused Of Using Public Funds To Pay For Employee’s Law School Tuition

By Jeannie Nguyen and Connor Malone, FOX TV-40 Sacramento, CA November 18, 2021 https://fox40.com/news/local-news/roseville-wastewater-assistant-director-accused-of-using-public-funds-to-pay-for-employees-law-school-tuition/ ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL) — A Roseville city employee has been arrested after investigators said he was caught spending...
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Accountability

Lara Defies Transparency: Refuses To Confirm Or Deny Whether He Or Department Met With Nunez, Serna and Other Known Applied Underwriters Lobbyists In PRA...

Los Angeles, CA -- In responses to requests for admissions in pending litigation, Insurance Commissioner Lara’s Department has refused to answer straightforward questions about meetings and communications between the...
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Insurance

Public Records Act Lawsuit Tests Ricardo Lara’s Pledge Of Transparency

Los Angeles, CA -- Despite his pledge for “transparency” in the wake of a scandal involving a workers’ compensation insurer, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has refused to release or even...
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In The News

Lobbyist Seeks $2M Fee For Work On Behalf Of Insurer That Donated To State’s Insurance Regulator

By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 4, 2021 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-07-04/lobbyist-seeks-2m-fee-for-work-on-behalf-of-insurer-that-donated-to-states-top-regulator A contract dispute being waged in a Northern California courtroom is complicating the re-election plans for state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who...
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Accountability

Suspected Wrongdoing at the DWP and City Attorney’s Office Is Uncovered

By Sue Pasco, CIRCLING THE NEWS March 10, 2021 https://www.circlingthenews.com/suspected-wrongdoing-at-the-dwp-and-city-attorneys-office-is-uncovered/ The following tale, which has more turns than a mystery novel, involves the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, misconduct at...
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Accountability

Los Angeles; Mike Feuer and the Costly Fallout of LADWP Lawsuit

By Susan Shelley, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS March 10, 2021 https://www.dailynews.com/2021/03/10/mike-feuer-and-the-fallout-of-the-highly-questionable-ladwp-settlement/ There are political scandals, and there are corruption scandals, and then there’s the level of scandal that becomes a movie starring...
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