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  1. Aug 28, 2023 · A federal judge has sentenced Mark Ridley-Thomas, once a towering figure in Los Angeles politics, to 42 months in prison, marking a devastating coda to his long career as a local power broker...

  2. Apr 5, 2023 · By Matt Hamilton Staff Writer. April 4, 2023 5:09 PM PT. A jury convicted ex-Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas last week of seven federal corruption charges, including bribery,...

    • matt.hamilton@latimes.com
    • Staff Writer
  3. Aug 28, 2023 · Ridley-Thomas, 68, of Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who also ordered Ridley-Thomas to pay a $30,000 fine. At today’s hearing, Judge Fischer said Ridley-Thomas engaged in a “shakedown” and that he used his “[political] support as a bargaining chip to get benefits for his son.”

  4. Mar 31, 2023 · Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of Los Angeles County’s most prominent politicians, was found guilty Thursday of federal corruption charges for extracting special benefits for his son from USC while...

    • matt.hamilton@latimes.com
    • Staff Writer
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  6. Mar 30, 2023 · LOS ANGELES – Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty by a jury today of bribery in a scheme in which his son received substantial benefits from the University of Southern California in exchange for Ridley-Thomas’ political support for lucrative county contracts and contract amendments with the university while he served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

  7. Mark Ridley-Thomas. Mark Ridley-Thomas (born November 6, 1954) is an American former politician and convicted felon. He spent three terms on the Los Angeles City Council from the 8th district from 1991 to 2002, and again for the 10th district from 2020 until his expulsion from the council in 2022. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board ...

  8. Mar 30, 2023 · Ridley-Thomas, an ally of Mayor Karen Bass, was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2021, and a week later the City Council voted to suspend him. Yet that was pending...