He added that the previous administration submitted the claims to the district attorney’s office “in an attempt to have [Fagen] arrested and to “keep him from opening his mouth about things he knew” were going on in Long Beach, including information regarding the city’s troubled finances.
“There are a number of other things, but I can’t give them to you at this point,” Gann said.
City Council President Fran Adelson declined to comment, and Vice President Len Torres was unavailable for comment Wednesday.