Los Angeles County is investigating those who have filed bogus damage claims, alleging that they were victims of childhood sexual abuse after the county approved a record settlement with those who were allegedly abused at county facilities, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
This year, the LA County Board of Supervisors approved two settlements that totaled over $4.8 billion with over 11,000 people who claim to have been sexually abused as children while being under the care of LA County, especially at Probation Department facilities and the MacLaren Children’s Center, a children’s residential care center that was shut down in 2003. It’s believed to be one of the largest sex abuse settlements in U.S. history.
When the settlements were reached, LA County Counsel Dawyn Harrison said the staggering agreements may create room for the county to be vulnerable to fraud, pledging that her office would rigorously vet each claim.
Now District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s office is conducting a criminal investigation by "aggressively going after” those who make fake claims or people who are recruited to pose as potential plaintiffs.
The Los Angeles Times reported previously that some plaintiffs in the $4 billion sex abuse settlement were paid by vendors to sue the county, and in at least two cases, fabricate claims so they could become plaintiffs. In some cases, according to the LA times, people were paid by an LA law firm to file false claims.
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