councilman

That February, a white Eureka city councilman who lived near the local Chinatown, was walking past the neighborhood.

The convening of a grand jury, coupled with news that prosecutors filed additional charges against Price earlier this week, marks a significant uptick in the district attorney’s office’s focus on the veteran councilman.

In an October 2023 motion seeking to dismiss the charges, Price’s legal team argued prosecutors failed to show the payments to Richardson had any influence on the councilman’s votes.

Agents detained the BMW’s driver, who was later released, the councilman said, after onlookers shouted at the agents to let the driver go.

A photo of the councilman surrendering to federal agents after a five-hour long standoff circulated across the country.