BREAKING: Mark Ridley-Thomas guilty of bribery and conspiracy in corruption trial
guilty of bribery and conspiracy along with mail and wire fraud, stemming from his time serving on the county Board of Supervisors. He was acquitted of the 12 other fraud counts he faced, according to the U.S. District Attorney's Office.
U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer set sentencing for Aug. 14. Ridley- Thomas has been suspended from the City Council since the indictment was announced. However, defense attorney Daralyn Durie countered that nothing Ridley- Thomas did was illegal, and a series of defense witnesses contended that the "paper trail" was not what it seemed.
Ridley-Thomas' support of the contracts that prosecutors claim would've helped remedy the troubled financial situation at Flynn's school, had nothing to do with his son's ambitions at USC, the defense attorney told jurors in her closing argument. However, defense witnesses maintained that Sebastian suffered from a series of significant health issues that caused him to resign and look for other work.
Flynn, 84, of Los Feliz, pleaded guilty in September to one count of bribery, admitting that she agreed to disguise and funnel $100,000 from the then-supervisor to USC, then to United Ways of California, which ultimately passed the money on to Sebastian's nonprofit. The longtime dean of the USC School of Social Work, who departed in 2018, is scheduled to be sentenced June 26.
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