1. Haberler
  2. News
  3. FBI searches home of LA deputy mayor accused of making city hall bomb threat | Los Angeles

FBI searches home of LA deputy mayor accused of making city hall bomb threat | Los Angeles

yayınlandı
0
featured


Bu içerikte, Los Angeles Yardımcı Belediye Başkanı Brian K Williams’ın evinin FBI ajanları tarafından arandığı ve şehir meclisine bomba tehdidinde bulunduğu iddialarının incelendiği bir soruşturmanın parçası olduğu belirtilmektedir. Los Angeles Belediye Başkanı Karen Bass’ın ofisinden yapılan açıklamada, Williams’ın kamu güvenliği yardımcı belediye başkanı olduğu ve iddiaya ilişkin araştırmanın bir parçası olarak evinin arandığı bildirilmektedir. Los Angeles polis departmanı, bu yılın başlarında şehir meclisine yapılan bir bomba tehdidinin kaynağının muhtemelen Brian Williams olduğunu belirtmiştir. Williams’ın avukatı Dmitry Gorin, müvekkilinin masumiyetini kesinlikle savunduğunu ve suçlamalara karşı kararlı bir şekilde mücadele edeceğini belirtmiştir. Brian Williams’ın geçmişte de belediye başkan yardımcılığı yapmış ve kamu hizmetinde uzun yıllar geçirmiştir. Şu anda ise idari izne alınmıştır ve soruşturmacılarla işbirliği yapmaktadır.
[ad 1]

#FBI #searches #home #deputy #mayor #accused #making #city #hall #bomb #threat #Los #Angeles

Kaynak: www.theguardian.com

FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor this week as part of an investigation into whether he made a bomb threat against city hall, officials said.

A statement from the office of the LA mayor Karen Bass said she was notified of Tuesday’s search at the residence of Brian K Williams, her deputy mayor for public safety, as part of an investigation into an alleged threat.

The Los Angeles police department confirmed that officers responded “earlier this year” to a bomb threat against city hall.

“Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, deputy mayor for public safety,” the department said in a statement Wednesday. “Due to the department’s working relationship with Mr Williams, the investigation was referred to the FBI. The FBI remains the investigating agency.”

Williams’ attorney, Dmitry Gorin, told the Los Angeles Times that his client “strongly maintains his innocence and intends to vigorously fight the allegations”.

Zach Seidl, a spokesperson for Bass, said Williams has been placed on administrative leave.

“The mayor takes this matter very seriously,” Seidl said in a statement. “When the threat was reported, LAPD investigated and determined there was no immediate danger. Following additional investigation, LAPD referred this matter to the FBI for further investigation.”

Williams has not been arrested or charged and Gorin said his client was cooperating with investigators.

“He has a lengthy career of public service and is presumed innocent of these allegations,” Gorin said.

Williams has spent nearly two years as a deputy mayor in Bass’ office, working on issues such as police hiring, public safety spending and the search for a new police chief.

He was also a deputy mayor from 2001 to 2005 during the administration of Mayor James K Hahn. Before that, Williams spent several years an assistant city attorney in Los Angeles, the Times said.

FBI searches home of LA deputy mayor accused of making city hall bomb threat | Los Angeles
Yorum Yap

Yorumlar kapalı.