LOS ANGELES—For the second time this year, sitting Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was ordered by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to stand trial on 12 felony public corruption charges including embezzlement of public funds, perjury and financial conflicts of interest. On January 28, 2026, after a six-day preliminary hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shelly Torrealba held Price to answer and ordered him to stand trial on all 12 felony charges. Judge Fidler’s decision affirms Judge Torrealba’s January 28 ruling holding Price to answer and ordering Price to stand trial. He will face trial on five felony counts of embezzlement of government funds, four felony counts of conflict of interest, and three felony counts of perjury. Curren De Mille Price Jr., 75, was charged in 2023 with five felony counts of embezzlement of government funds, two felony counts of conflict of interest, and three felony counts of perjury.