Hews Media Group-Community News has received a surveillance video providing strong evidence that Central Basin Municipal Water Director Leticia Vasquez has not been residing in the house she claims to live at within her district.

Instead, she resides at the home of her husband, attorney Ron Wilson, on Northland Drive in Los Angeles.

We have confirmed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office of Integrity spokeperson Greg Risling that investigators have been “reviewing” the video evidence since May.

As the Los Angeles Times reported during the prosecution of Richard Alarcon, “California law requires that candidates live in the districts they seek to represent. The election code defines residence for voting purposes as a ‘domicile,’ a home where one intends to remain.”

One year prior to this latest revelation and surveillance video, while researching a similar Vasquez residency question, HMG-CN used Google Maps to obtain a picture of Mr. Wilson’s home on Northland Drive.

The Google map showed a picture of Ms. Vasquez’s black Mercedes and the current car she drives, a Toyota 4-Runner, in front of Mr. Wilson’s house.

According to the narrative submitted by Investigator Vai and obtained by HMG-CN, the video surveillance and subsequent narrative was completed by the Fullerton-based Maverick Investigation Agency. It took place over three weeks from Feb. 27 to March 16. See narrative click here.

Tracking for Three Weeks

The narrative sets forth that the agency methodically observed Ms. Vasquez over the three-week period making certain that every day of the week was covered.

Mr. Vai began the surveillance on Feb. 27, observing the Toyota 4-Runner that Ms. Vasquez drives parked in the Central Basin Water District parking lot.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Vai drove to the house that Ms. Vasquez claims to live at, 3817 Walnut, Lynwood, and observed a white BMW, license plate ending in 719, in the driveway. The BMW would be seen in every instance Mr. Vai observed the house.

Mr. Vai wrote, “A plate check revealed the BMW was not registered to Vasquez but to a Karina G. Lara.”

Mr. Vai did not observe Ms. Vasquez’s car, subsequently driving to Mr. Wilson’s house, 3622 Northland Dr. Arriving at 4:54 a.m., he found the same Toyota 4-Runner he had observed in the Central Basin parking lot.

Mr. Vai also observed Mr. Wilson coming out of the house throwing away trash bags.

According to the report, as documented in the video, it was the first in a number of days over the 21-day period that Mr. Vai would find the Vasquez 4-Runner parked in front of Mr. Wilson’s house.

Three days later on Friday March 3, Mr. Vai once again drove to the Lynwood house where Ms. Vasquez claims to live. He observed the same white BMW, license plate ending in 719, in the driveway.

Mr. Vai proceeded to Mr. Wilson’s house where he once again found Ms. Vasquez’s 4-Runner early in the morning.

At 8:59 a.m., Mr. Vai filmed a Mercedes leaving the house, license ending in 557, later confirming the car was registered to Ronald Nolan Wilson.

Ten minutes later, at 9:08, Mr. Vai observed Ms. Vasquez leaving Mr. Wilson’s house and climbing into the 4-Runner.

 

Three days later, on Monday March 6, Mr. Vai arrived at Mr. Wilson’s house at 4:02 a.m. and once again found Ms. Vasquez’s 4-Runner.

Three hours later, at 7:03, Mr. Vai filmed Ms. Vasquez leaving Mr. Wilson’s house and driving away.

On Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, Mr. Vai arrived at Mr. Wilson’s house in the early morning hours and once again found Ms. Vasquez’s 4-Runner parked in front of the house.

One week later, Thursday March 16, Mr. Vai arrived in the early morning hours and observed Mr. Wilson reading a newspaper.

Later in the morning Mr.Wilson spotted investigator Mr. Vai watching him. He called out to Ms. Vasquez, who was in the house.

Ms. Vasquez is clearly seen coming out of the house to look at what Mr. Wilson was pointing out. After 20 seconds Ms. Vasquez walked back into the house.

Emails asking for comment, with a link to the video, were sent to Central Basin’s Joseph Legaspi and to Ms. Vasquez’s attorney, Nana Gyamfi.

We received an email titled “cease and desist” from Ms. Vasquez setting forth that: “This article is in retaliation for the recent interview I agreed to with the LA weekly [sic] Newspaper, which was published online today.”

Ms. Vasquez also demanded that HMG-CN “respond to [her] numerous retraction letters,” claiming that HMG-CN’s coverage represents a “pattern of harassment and intimidation by intentionally printing false and defamatory articles.”

Ms. Vasquez reminded HMG-CN that she is “currently in litigation with [HMC-CN] over your pattern and practice of printing false stories. You are only interested in printing false stories intended to malign and damage my standing in the community. You and your newspaper will be held accountable for the numerous malicious and defaming news articles you have and continue to print.”

Ms. Vasquez’s did not set forth any specific information denying the contents of the video.

Ms. Vasquez has a pending lawsuit against HMG-CN alleging defamation as the result of a prior article reporting on a tip from two members of the Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors in which the content of the tip was not denied in a call by HMG-CN to Central Basin Municipal Water District General Manager Kevin Hunt. 

Related

Does Central Basin Water Director Leticia Vasquez Live in Her District?August 12, 2016 in “City News”

Recall Campaign Launched Against Central Basin Water Director Leticia VasquezMarch 5, 2014In “Around Town”

Recall Campaign Launched Against Central Basin Water Director Leticia VasquezMarch 5, 2014 in “Crime”

 

This story originally appeared at www.loscerritosnews.net