20 Facts About Curren Price

Curren Price was a California State Senator, representing the state's 26th Senate District which he won in the May 19,2009 special election to fill the seat vacated by Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Curren Price previously served as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the state's 51st Assembly District.

Curren Price was first elected to that position in 2006, and was re-elected in 2008.

Curren Price resigned as state senator on July 1,2013, to be sworn in as Los Angeles city councilman.

On June 13,2023, Curren Price was charged with ten criminal counts relating to corruption; including five counts of embezzlement of government funds, three counts of perjury, and two counts of conflict of interest.

From 1993 to 1997, Curren Price was a member of the Inglewood City Council, representing the city's District 1.

Curren Price was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2006 to represent the 51st District, and was re-elected to a second term in 2008.

In 2017, Curren Price was investigated due to allegations that he was willingly engaging in illegal bigamy which as an offense be punishable as either a misdeamenor or felony in California.

In 2012, Curren Price claimed in court that he was unable to locate Green, and thus had difficulty in going through with the divorce proceedings.

Curren Price and Robles claimed that Lynn Price's most recent address was a property that was reported to belong to his second wife, Del Richardson-Price.

News of Del Richardson-Price's ownership of his first wife's residence raised allegations that Curren Price was attempting to divorce his wife without her knowledge.

In 2003, as a member of the Inglewood City Council, Curren Price voted in favor of an ordinance.

Curren Price denied to comment on allegations that he accepted dark money in return for pushing the project through.

In 2017, it was reported that Curren Price married Del Richardson before his divorce to his previous wife was finalized.

Curren Price failed to disclose his first wife's assets as well as his new wife's assets in his reports.

Curren Price failed to disclose the businesses owned by second wife Del Richardson-Curren Price including DRA Associates, Just Work Inc and Cuba Travel Service.

Councilmember Curren Price neglected in 2012 to list any of Del Richardson-Curren Price's clients who paid her more than $10,000 each.

In 2019, the Los Angeles Times reported that Curren Price was amongst a group of Los Angeles Councilmembers being investigated in a corruption probe.

In June 2023, Curren Price was charged with five counts of embezzlement of government funds, three counts of perjury and two counts of conflict of interest.

The district attorney's office alleges that Curren Price took part in pay-for-play schemes that benefited his wife's company, which Curren Price failed to list on government financial disclosure forms.