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Los Alamitos council adopts censure resolution against Councilmember Tricia Murphy after investigator finds she used council role to seek records
Summary
The Los Alamitos City Council voted Dec. 16 to adopt a public censure resolution against Councilmember Tricia Murphy after an outside investigation concluded it was "more likely than not" Murphy used her council position to obtain confidential records; public commenters called the move retaliatory and asked for an independent audit.
On Dec. 16, 2024, the Los Alamitos City Council voted to adopt a resolution publicly censuring Councilmember Tricia Murphy after an outside investigator concluded Murphy used her council position to seek records she was not entitled to, city counsel said.
Outside counsel Shailene Bennett, a managing partner at the law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore who has been assisting the city, told the council the matter began in April and stems from letters by TNT Fireworks and the Los Alamitos Community Foundation. Bennett said the foundation’s letter complained about a phone call from Murphy to TNT area manager Rich Legaspi and that the foundation threatened legal action. The city retained outside neutral investigator Karen Kramer in July to examine the matter.
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