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  1. 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 ...

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  2. Subscribe. Recently announced news that LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was planning to give his offices a remodel that would cost $707,000 caused a public backlash, according to the Daily ...

  3. Jun 30, 2023 · U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer denied Ridley-Thomas's post-trial requests on Friday for acquittal or for a new trial. The conviction of Ridley-Thomas rested in part on his vote in 2018 to extend and expand a Telehealth contract in which Los Angeles County referred patients to USC's School of Social Work for mental health services services.

  4. Aug 29, 2023 · A jury in March found that Ridley-Thomas schemed in 2017 and 2018 with Marilyn Louise Flynn, then dean of USC's School of Social Work, to funnel $100,000 from a Ridley-Thomas campaign fund through ...

  5. Oct 13, 2021 · According to the indictment, while soliciting official action from Ridley-Thomas during a meeting on April 26, 2018, Flynn agreed to funnel $100,000 from the Mark Ridley-Thomas Committee for a Better L.A. through the university and Social Work School to Fiscal Sponsor B for the benefit of Nonprofit B and, in turn, MRT Relative 1.

  6. Oct 14, 2021 · Ridley-Thomas is the third current or former Los Angeles City Council member to be indicted on federal charges since 2020. Jose Huizar was charged in 2020 with accepting bribes from developers. He ...

  7. Mar 30, 2023 · 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.