Two prosecutors of Los Angeles County who advocated the release of the Menendez brothers from prison claim to have been distracted by the new Los Angeles district District State Attorney Nathan Hochman.
Prosecutors of the Los Angeles Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford seek $ 5.25 million in compensation, according to Fox News Digital. They claim that on their careers and reputation they influenced the transfer of their departments late last year.
The couple both worked in District Prosecutor’s Office Los Angeles Under former Da George Gascón, who lost a re -choice for Hochman in November, and publicly supported Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentment. Last October Theberge and Lunsford drew 57 -page petition claiming that the brothers were rehabilitated. They also appeared at a press conference on October 24, when the then Gascón announced that he would ask the court to outraishes the brothers.
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After changing at the top, the couple say they experienced fast retaliation and that they were immediately demolished.
“They were demonstrated only a few weeks after the new administration arrived at duty,” Justin Shegerian, a lawyer representing Lunsford and Theberge, said People magazine. “So their demonment afterwards felt like they were avenging for advocating for replacing Menendez brothers. They were still employed, but of course their careers were completely betrayed.”
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Lunsford, states on the submission, “is deprived of all supervisory responsibilities.” From December 14th, he was awarded as a calendar lawyer in the TG Norwalk Courthouse Department, “a position he had been without promotion or progress years earlier,” the application said.
Theberge was returned to the Alternative Public Veterans’ Office, which is described as a “clear demonic”.
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IN Los Angeles Times They noted that it was not uncommon to change the staff when a new one to take over, but Lunsford and Theberge claimed that their moves were discriminatory.
The newly elected Los Angeles District State Attorney Nathan Hochman appears at Crypto.com Arena in November. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
In a statement obtained from diversity, The Menendez family expressed support for Theberge and Lunsford.
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“However, the decision to remove these dedicated prosecutors from the case, she emphasized exactly what we were afraid of, so that political influences could overshadow justice,” the family said. “That Hochman has advocated the promise to remove politics from prosecutorial decisions and carefully weigh the shades and facts of each case under his examination. We continue to hope to honor this obligation because he considers his recommendation for Erik and Lyle’s indignation.”
Tammi Menendez, Erik Menendez ‘wife and stepfather Erika Menendez, walk near the Van Nuys West courtroom, on the day of hearing in the Erika and Lyle Menendez case of whether he will reconsider the belief of the Menndez brothers in Los Angeles 25 November 2024. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
Hochman has yet to say whether to support his predecessor’s work – but he said he would review the case in detail.
The infamous case dates from 1989 when Lyle, 21 and Erik, 18 years old, were fatally shot their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendezin their castle Beverly Hills.
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During her initial trial, the defense claimed that the brothers acted in self -defense after the father had endured years of sexual abuse. The prosecutors, however, claimed that their motive was a financial gain. The hearing for the Menendez brothers begins on March 20th.
Los Angeles District Prosecutor Nathan Hochman talks about the replacement of Erika and Lyle Menendez for the killings of their parents decades ago during a press conference at Los Angeles Center on Friday, January 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Shegerian claimed that Theberge and Lunsford had experienced a “politically motivated” retaliation.
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“Nancy and Brock have been committed to public officers and lawyers who followed the law – the law they believed demanded that they be advocated to replace the Menendez brothers,” Shegerian told Fox News Digital. “The harassment and retaliation that followed were politically motivated, illegal and devastating.”
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