Investigators are suggesting misdemeanor charges for Santos Leon and Karla Vasquez, who both worked at the L.A. County Federation of Labor, where the conversation was recorded.
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Many months later, the audio was posted online. Investigators tracked that post and a new Twitter account associated with it to Leon and Vasquez, who are married.
The only council member swept up in the scandal who is still in office is Kevin de León.
He is also personally suing the couple for invasion of privacy.
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Meanwhile, Kevin de León was recently placed on several committees after being stripped of such duties when the scandal broke in 2022.