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Jury Awards $3 Million to Ex-SWAT Sergeant Who Alleged ‘Mafia’ Culture in LAPD Unit

December 4, 2024 Timothy Colomey said his fellow Los Angeles police officers had a nickname for him after he transferred out of SWAT: “Top Rope.” It was a reference to a professional wrestler flinging himself from the top rope of a ring and flooring his opponent, Colomey said. A former senior SWAT sergeant, Colomey had […]

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L.A. Building and Safety Whistleblower to Get $3-Million Settlement from the City

October 9, 2024 A former high-ranking Los Angeles Building and Safety official who claimed he was fired after alleging fraudulent billing and other wrongdoing will receive a $3-million settlement from the city. Steve Ongele had sued the city, alleging whistleblower retaliation after he was terminated from his job in 2019. For the prior six years, […]

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Montebello Assistant City Manager Sues City Over Discrimination, Retaliation

October 11, 2024 A Montebello city official has filed a lawsuit alleging she was placed on an “indefinite administrative leave” in June because of her supervisor’s biases against women and her complaints about a councilman’s hostile behavior. Assistant City Manager Arlene Salazar qualified as a whistleblower at the time and had protection against retaliation under […]

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Interim City Manager Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Montebello

October 4, 2024 Yet another high-level employee has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Montebello City Council, this time by Interim City Manager Arlene Salazar. In the lawsuit, Salazar accuses Councilman David Torres of harassment, intimidation, and retaliation. The lawsuit also slammed current City Manager Raul Alvarez, accusing him of harassment and retaliation. Salazar is […]

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Did a Powerful Democrat Lie About #MeToo Allegations to Save His Career?

In June 2017, Eric Garcetti gathered with a group of his staffers, advisers and lobbyists on a hotel rooftop in Miami Beach, Florida. At the time, Garcetti was a rising star in the Democratic Party. He had just been reelected mayor of Los Angeles, the second-biggest city in the U.S., and he was actively laying […]

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NPR Conducts In-Depth Reporting on a Sexual Harassment Case, Garza v. City of Los Angeles, Handled by the Firm

Looking The Other Way, Part 1: A Powerful Democrat and a #MeToo Scandal August 24, 2024 Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office? Listen to Episode 1 of this story here: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1198916101/eric-garcetti-investigation-me-too Looking The Other Way, Part 2: On Tape and Under Oath August 24, 2024 […]

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Jury Awards LA County Prosecutor $1.5 Million in Retaliation Lawsuit Against DA George Gascón

A jury in downtown Los Angeles awarded $1.5 million in damages Monday to one of the top supervisors at the LA County District Attorney’s Office, who sued DA George Gascón alleging she was given an effective demotion for raising ethical and legal objections to some of Gascon’s justice reform policies. Shawn Randolph, who was removed […]

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LAPD captain who won $4M seeks $1.13M in attorneys’ fees

A Los Angeles Police Department captain who complained that management ignored her requests for the entire department to be informed that a widely distributed photo of a topless woman resembling her was in fact not her image — and was awarded $4 million by a jury — is now seeking $1.13 million in attorneys’ fees. […]

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LA Building and Safety Worker Alleges Retaliation for Exposing Corruption

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – An employee of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has filed a whistleblower suit against the city, alleging his speaking out against corruption caused him to be marginalized, denied the resources needed to run his division and prevented from making career advancements. Zachary De Corse’s Los Angeles Superior Court […]

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NBC Nightly News Feature: Police Officers Often Punished for Coming Forward in Sexual Harassment Cases

December 9, 2022 An NBC News investigation of law enforcement agencies across the country found officers are often punished for reporting sexual harassment cases. Stephanie Gosk shares the stories of four LAPD officers who sued the city over harassment and retaliation.

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