According to Fox New 11, a search warrant was served Wednesday morning at the Santa Monica home of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl (D) amid what the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is calling “an ongoing public corruption investigation.”
Fox News 11 said the raid was executed around 7 a.m. by the LASD and federal law enforcement. The LASD confirmed it was also serving search warrants at other locations including the home of LA County Civilian Oversight Commissioner Patricia Giggans, as well as the LA County Hall of Administration, Peace Over Violence Headquarters, and LA Metro Headquarters.
Video shows Kuehl being led from the front door of her home outside and speaking with law enforcement.
Kuehl claimed that the search warrant could possibly be related to a disgruntled Metro employee with contracts, adding that “Metro is also being searched.”
Kuehl said the investigation is based “on an old obsession by a Metro employee.”
According to Kuehl, the Metro employee in question worked with the department “years ago” and when she was let go, became invested in a contract over the LA Metro hotline and claimed Kuehl was involved.
A previous FOX 11 investigation revealed that the LA Metro sexual harassment hotline operated by a local charity was costing taxpayers more than $8,000 per call after a series of no-bid contracts to operate the hotline were awarded to the best friend and campaign donor of Kuehl after her office privately pushed for Metro to hire the charity.
Kuehl said this was all “based on a slim thread.”
Kuehl maintains she had no knowledge of the no-bid contract, which was worth $494,000, just under the $500,000 threshold that would have mandated a vote from Metro.
