COUNCIL APPROVES PAYOUTS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Friday approved a $975,000 settlement for the shooting death of a homeless woman in Hollywood, along with two more payouts in the Rampart Division police corruption Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest. case. In separate 12-0 votes, the council approved the Rampart settlements and the payment to the estate of Margaret Mitchell Noun 1. Margaret Mitchell - United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949) Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell, Mitchell , who was shot and killed in May 1999 after an altercation with officers. The case prompted the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . to change the way it treats the mentally ill. Mitchell, who was stopped by police because of her shopping cart, was shot as she held a screwdriver and advanced toward an officer. The city agreed to make the payment to her son to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on his behalf by attorney Leo Terrell Leo James Terrell, the self proclaimed "Fair Minded Civil Rights Attorney," is an african american Los Angeles, California based attorney and television personality whose law practice is devoted to civil rights and discrimination. . The Police Commission had determined the shooting was not in keeping with city policy, leading officials to believe the city would have had to pay more if the case went to trial. In the Rampart cases, the council approved the payment of $200,000 to Joseph Tenorio and $25,000 to Nabil Hasan for lawsuits filed against the city over improper activities of its anti-gang CRASH unit. Officials did not provide details of the lawsuits. |
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