Re: Fw: L.A. County Labor Chief May Quit in Funds Probe
Dennis Claxton wrote:
Sources said authorities have found evidence that Ludlow’s council campaign benefited from a secret effort by leaders of Service Employees International Union, Local 99, which represents school employees. The two sources spoke on the condition they not be identified because, although they have direct knowledge of the plea proposal, they are not authorized to speak publicly.
Investigators suspect that Local 99 leaders illegally spent at least $53,000 in union funds to hire political operatives as phantom employees and to pay for cellphones, computers and phone banks benefiting Ludlow’s campaign, according to the sources.
Just an anomaly, and besides, it was in LA, so that doesn’t count.
Doug