LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price was charged on June 13 with embezzlement, perjury, and conflict of interest, according to an online report, but details about what prompted the charges were not immediately released.
Price, 72, has represented the Ninth District, which includes most of South Los Angeles and Exposition Park, since 2013. He previously served in the California state Assembly and state Senate.
The councilman was charged with five counts of grand theft by embezzlement, three counts of perjury, and two counts of conflict of interest, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website, citing the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Representatives for the office did not immediately respond to inquiries requesting confirmation of the report….