BREAKING NEWS: The former dean of the USC School of Social has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case involving suspended L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, prosecutors announced Thursday.
The former dean of the USC School of Social Work has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case involving suspended Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Marilyn Louise Flynn, 83, is expected to plead guilty in the coming weeks to the bribery charge and pay a fine of at least $100,000, in exchange for prosecutors recommending that she serve an anticipated 10-year prison term through home confinement, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Ridley-Thomas, who has denied any wrongdoing, is charged with one count each of conspiracy and bribery, two counts of honest services mail fraud and 15 counts of honest services wire fraud.Copyright © 2022 by City News Service, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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