Local News in Brief : Hearings on ZZZZ Best
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Congressional investigators plan to open hearings Jan. 27 into allegations that the defunct ZZZZ Best carpet cleaning firm of Reseda was used by elements of organized crime.
Two staff members from the House subcommittee on oversight and investigations, chaired by Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), have been investigating the charges, according to the panel’s counsel, Michael Barrett.
Although Los Angeles Police Department investigators are scheduled to testify, their testimony will be constrained because of an ongoing investigation into the firm and the fact that no arrests have yet been made, officials said.
Last July 8, Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl F. Gates alleged that ZZZZ Best and its founder, Barry Minkow, were part of a narcotics and money-laundering conspiracy.
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