Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger to announce felony charges against five unlicensed contractors as a result of an operation conducted by the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation and the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB). At the news conference today, District Attorney Hochman urged fire victims to watch out for unlicensed construction contractors preying on victims of the January wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena disaster zones.
One year after taking office and restoring prosecutorial discretion and criminal accountability, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman is marking his first 365 days with an increase in public safety efforts, major takedowns of organized crime and burglary crews, busting the largest illegal cannabis operation in Los Angeles County history, aggressive prosecution of human traffickers, exonerating factually innocent convicted individuals, and filing thousands of Proposition 36 charges against repeat retail thieves. Those are just a few of the initiatives Hochman has successfully spearheaded since taking his oath of office last Dec. 3.Read more...
