Ethics commission rejects Les Moonves’ $11K settlement for his role in LAPD investigation
NY Post
The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission rejected a proposed settlement between the city and former CBS CEO Les Moonves after he was accused of interfering with a police investigation into sexual assault allegations against him.
Moonves had agreed to pay an $11,250 fine last week to settle the Ethics Commission complaint, which alleged the former Tiffany Network boss worked closely with a police department official to obtain information about a sexual assault victim’s confidential police report.
Even though the Ethics Commission staff worked with Moonves on the proposed settlement, it still needed approval by the volunteer panel that oversees the commission, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
The commissioners felt that the “extremely egregious nature of the allegations” warranted a stiffer penalty, Ethics Commission president Jeffrey Daar said.
A rep for Moonves declined to comment.
According to documents from the commission released last Friday, the former CEO acknowledged working closely with then-Capt. Cory Palka of the LAPD in 2017 to get details of the police report.
