Judge denies D.A.'s bid to freeze $4-billion sex abuse settlement, questioning prosecutor's authority
A Los Angeles County judge rejected District Attorney Nathan Hochman's request to freeze a $4-billion sex abuse settlement — the largest of its kind in U.S. history — amid an ongoing fraud investigation. The judge questioned whether the D.A. could override the county politicians who approved the agreement. The ruling removes Hochman from his brief involvement in the civil case as he continues a criminal probe into lawyers, doctors, and plaintiffs involved in the sex abuse litigation against the county.
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An attempt by L.A. County's district attorney to freeze a $4-billion sex abuse settlement amid a widening fraud probe was denied Thursday as a judge questioned whether the county's top prosecutor could usurp the decisions of the county politicians who green-lit the agreement
The ruling boots Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman from his brief stint in a civil courtroom as he moves forward with his sprawling criminal investigation into the lawyers, doctors and plaintiffs behind the flood of sex abuse litigation against the county
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