Long Beach councilman faces added charges
Photo credit: Newsday/Danielle Finkelstein | Democratic councilman Michael Fagen responds to a presentation by an external auditor regarding Long Beach's struggling finances. (Feb. 6, 2012)
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A Long Beach councilman has been indicted on charges that he illegally collected more than $14,000 in unemployment benefits by failing to report his government job.
Democratic Councilman Michael Fagen, 55, was indicted this week by a grand jury for third-degree grand larceny, petty larceny and 38 counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing. An investigation revealed he hid...
