Thursday, June 21, 2018

Former Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez slated to appear in Los Angeles courtroom tomorrow

I took this photo of ex-Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez during a Norwalk City Council meeting...before he was indicted in what former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said was the "biggest political corruption scandal in the history of LA County." 
Randy Economy Photo
Remember when I worked at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper and we exposed the corruption inside the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office.  

You know....those hundreds of articles that were written and the thousands of hours spent interviewing massive amounts of sources, both on the record and off the record?  

You remember....

Well, five and a half years later....

Indicted ex-Assessor John Noguez will have another day in court tomorrow to see where his criminal case is headed, or if a plea deal will be reached.

I have been on this case for years.

A couple of weeks ago, I sent a formal written request to the media office at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to get an update on the case....

Here was there exact response....short and to the point.

"Next court date is June 22 for motions."

So, who is going to be at court tomorrow morning?

The wheels of justice against corrupt politicians takes forever and a day....or years in the c

One last thing....

I am proud of the work we did at Los Cerritos Community Newspaper back then.  I still believe that the greatest news outlets in America are right in your own backyard...and in your 'hood!


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