Ex-employee: Inglewood deceived to draw NFL

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The former budget and accounting manager of Inglewood, California, has alleged the city falsified its financial records in its bid to attract an NFL team.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Barbara Ohno says in a 48-page federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Mayor James T. Butts instructed employees to “create a facade of financial responsibility and well-being for the city” and that officials misused federal and state funds to cover daily operating costs.

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