Nick Gerda
Correspondent at LAist
@LAist correspondent. California Journalist of the Year and winner of the national Dan Rather Medal for News and Guts. Story tips: [email protected]
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laist.com | Nick Gerda
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. A federal judge issued a blistering ruling Tuesday, finding Los Angeles officials failed in multiple ways to follow a settlement agreement to create more shelter for unhoused people. Judge David O.
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laist.com | Nick Gerda
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Millions of dollars are being returned to taxpayers after a federal judge finalized orders this week forfeiting money and property connected to the corruption scheme of former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do — including a house bought by his daughter.
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laist.com | Nick Gerda
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. The charges: Thanh Huong Nguyen, 61, of Santa Ana was arraigned on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of concealment of money laundering. She was allowed to leave court on a $10,000 bond.
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2 weeks ago |
laist.com | Nick Gerda
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is scheduled to be sentenced this morning to federal prison, after an LAist investigation and federal probe led him to plead guilty to a conspiracy to steal millions of dollars meant to feed needy seniors.
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3 weeks ago |
laist.com | Nick Gerda
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Federal prosecutors have indicted the founder of a discredited Orange County nonprofit on charges that he bribed an elected Orange County supervisor and then "pocketed" the bulk of $12 million in pandemic relief money.
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NEW: Federal prosecutors announce the indictment of Peter Anh Pham, who led the nonprofit at the center of the Andrew Do corruption scandal. Pham faces charges that he bribed Do and then "pocketed" millions in pandemic relief money Do sent the group. https://t.co/BPvX5m3A4V
A federal judge set an evidence-gathering hearing for May 27 to examine whether the city of LA breached its obligations to create more shelter. It comes as he considers transferring control of homeless spending from the city to a court-appointed receiver. https://t.co/TwOH3xs7kx
L.A. city officials say they’ve been complying with a federal court requirement to create 6,000 new beds for unhoused Angelenos. But there’s a problem. Auditors were not able to verify that the city was actually following through on that commitment. https://t.co/nlRuTd02mS