Los Angeles County assessor's office employees and John Noguez campaign contributors have begun testifying before a grand jury as part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into allegations that Noguez and his staff gave tax breaks to political supporters.
Prosecutors delivered a stack of subpoenas to the assessor's office last week, sources say, requiring current employees to appear before the panel. One of Noguez's closest friends, who worked on his successful 2010 campaign and subsequently got hired at the assessor's office, has already testified. So has Noguez's predecessor, former Assessor Robert Quon.
