A Growing Storm of Corruption Allegations
A widening corruption scandal has shaken Los Angeles and sent ripples through the national political scene, as prosecutors accuse City Councilman Curren Price, a long-serving Democratic official, of embezzling public funds and manipulating city contracts for personal benefit.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office confirmed that the councilman now faces additional charges totaling more than $800,000 in allegedly misused public money—a figure that investigators say could still grow as they trace years of questionable financial dealings.
Price, who has represented Los Angeles’s Ninth District since 2013, stands accused of using his elected office to funnel taxpayer resources and public contracts toward businesses and associates with personal ties to him and his family. Prosecutors claim the pattern of conduct reveals a “systematic abuse of public office for private enrichment.”
“This kind of self-dealing is the opposite of public service,” said District Attorney Nathan Hochman. “Los Angeles residents deserve integrity from their leaders, not backroom deals and personal profit schemes.”
