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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...