A former assistant city manager of La Cañada Flintridge was charged with stealing nearly $200,000 in proceeds from insurance claims meant for the city by allegedly diverting the funds to his own bank account, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on May 15.
Carl Alameda, 44, faces 11 felony counts of embezzlement and 23 counts of insurance fraud. He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on July 23 to determine if there is enough evidence to allow the case to proceed to trial, according to Hochman.
“It is a major disservice and betrayal of trust when public officials place their own selfish interests over the communities they serve,” Hochman said in a statement on Thursday. “It undermines faith in our government and sends the wrong message to the public that the people who are supposed to be working for you are corrupt and stealing from you.”…