A former longtime aide to Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price alleges in a claim filed against the city that she was fired from her job after Price staffers accused her of being a “snitch” in the criminal case brought against the councilman by L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón.
Angie Reyes English, a former senior field deputy for Price, filed the claim on Feb 1. Such claims are typically lodged before a formal lawsuit.
The four-page claim, which was reviewed by The Times, alleges that Reyes English faced intimidation by Price and his team and was eventually dismissed from her job in January.
Angelina Valencia-Dumarot, a Price spokesperson, denied the former staffer’s allegations. In fact, Reyes English had been the subject of complaints from Price’s staff, Valencia-Dumarot said.
“We deny these baseless allegations and have been working closely with [the city’s Personnel Department] on this matter for months,” Valencia-Dumarot said in a statement. “Last year, several district office staff members lodged separate formal complaints [with the Personnel Department] citing Angie Reyes English’s harassing and threatening behavior, which caused some to become anxious and depressed.”