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    Union calls leak of racist recordings illegal, but LAPD has not been asked to find culprit

    by Richard Winton and Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times Oct 18, 2022 4 minutes
    Protesters gather in front of Los Angeles City Hall calling for the the resignations of Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo after racist recordings from the three were made public.

    LOS ANGELES — Even though Los Angeles labor officials have called the leak of racist recordings involving three L.A. City councilmembers a serious crime, the Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating who recorded and posted the clips because no one has filed a police report.

    The recordings took place at the offices of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which has called the leak “illegal” and vowed to have those involved prosecuted. The union attempted to block the Los Angeles Times from publishing details of the recordings, saying they were obtained illegally. The Times refused.

    More than a week after the leak, it is still unclear how

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