The 10 felony counts allege that Del Richardson & Associates, a company owned solely by Price’s wife, Delbra Pettice Richardson, received payments totaling more than $150,000 between 2019 and 2021 from developers before he voted to approve projects.
Between October 22, 2019, and June 30, 2020, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles allegedly paid Del Richardson & Associates about $609,600. During that same period, Curren Price voted to approve a $35 million federal grant and supported a $252 million state grant application for the agency, despite his staff having flagged a potential conflict of interest beforehand.
From October 27, 2020, to October 20, 2021, LA Metro reportedly paid Del Richardson & Associates roughly $219,500. During that time, Price introduced and voted in favor of a motion to allocate $30 million to LA Metro. His staff had also flagged the conflict prior to the votes.
Prosecutors further allege that Price used his position in city government to direct city lease agreements and more than $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief grants to the nonprofit Home at Last. At the time of the votes, Home at Last was a paying tenant of the Urban Healthcare Project, where Price was serving as CEO. The funds were intended to support homelessness initiatives. Continue reading…
