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The Junketeer
Rudolf "Rudy" Montiel is out. The former head of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles had enjoyed a fat-cat employment package while overseeing the agency responsible for providing shelter to L.A.'s most vulnerable residents. Now he's at the center of controversy, but he may not be alone.
For this installment of our on-going investigative series, "Show Me the Money," we spent six months reviewing the documents of HACLA's leaders. Now, correspondent Laurel Erickson details how city agencies have been spending (or misspending) taxpayer dollars, and you may be shocked to find out where the money's going.
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