Rocky's problems

City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's mea culpa Monday over misuse of his city vehicle continued to raise questions Tuesday after later admissions that he also broke state law and city policy by driving without insurance for more than a year. Kerry Cavanaugh in today's Daily News.

And, it turns out that a bench warrent for Michelle Delgadillo remains in effect. Los Angeles Times.

After stonewalling reporters for more than a week on whether his wife damaged his city-assigned SUV and had city taxpayers cover the $1,222 in repairs, Delgadillo's apologetic news conference Monday afternoon was supposed to address all concerns.

But he got facts wrong, denied he ever lacked insurance and had to send out a correction and apology a few hours later.

Among the admissions, Delgadillo conceded that his wife did not have car insurance in late 2003 and early 2004 when she was involved in a crash.

Her driver's license was suspended from July 2004 through March, yet she continued to drive - a misdemeanor for which law enforcement could have arrested her and impounded her vehicle.

And by allowing his wife to drive his car while she had a suspended license, Delgadillo also broke the law.

The incident raised questions about the credibility of the city's elected law enforcement officials and the man tasked with giving legal advice to all city employees.

"You're starting to see that every time someone looks a little further they find more, and that will pique the attention of law enforcement officials," said Rebecca S. Lonergan, an associate professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and a former federal prosecutor of public corruption cases.