The alleged "palm rustlers," who are accused of stealing several Mid-City palm trees off the side of the 10 Freeway, have been slapped with a lawsuit. Caltrans is suing nonprofit Global Trees Inc., alleging "that this nonprofit illegally removed five mature palms from next to the freeway, and resold them 'for illicit financial gain.'" Caltrans is also doing an internal investigation to see if its employees were involved and CHP is conducting a criminal investigation. [NBC LA, previously]
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