Monday, December 7, 2009

Who is Going to Pay Up?


Los Angeles City Council has currently been in dispute over Michael Jackson’s 3 million dollar memorial. LA taxpayers have been left with the bill and the City Attorney is not happy about it. Over a million people attended the memorial on July 7, 2009 at the LA Staples Centre. It was the largest gathering of LAPD forces since the LA Olympics. The officers worked overtime in which cost the city 2 million dollars. Although the ceremony was beautiful…the aftermath hasn’t been too pretty. Since there is still a possibility of a criminal prosecution, debts will not be paid off. There are potential criminal or civil violations concerning the memorial that City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is investigating. AEG (owners of Staples), were discussing about paying the costs of the memorial until Trutanich threatened with a criminal prosecution. Councilman Craig Weiss had stated, “I think there is nothing gained by prolonging this any further… We are going to be partners with AEG for a long, long time.” The chance of Trutanich going through with the charges has yet to be determined. City Council hopes to have his clarification by Friday.

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