Man Pleads Not Guilty in Ticket-Fixing Case
An employee of the company that processes parking tickets for the city of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Los Angeles Municipal Court to charges of attempting to fix parking citations.
Alex Ellis, 32, a customer service representative for Lockheed Information Management Services Co., was charged with grand theft, commercial bribery and unlawful access to a computer, according to the Los Angeles district attorney’s office. He allegedly offered to clear the record of a parking violator with unpaid tickets totaling over $1,000; the parking violator then contacted Los Angeles police, officials said.
City Parking Administrator Robert Yates said he was not aware of any previous allegations against employees of Lockheed, which has held the city contract to collect unpaid citations since 1985. City officials have been considering renewal of Lockheed’s contract, which expired last month.
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