LilMikeSFStill denying committing any #illegal acts ex #California state legislator, LA city #councilman and #LosAngeles county supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas ordered to report to #prison on Nov. 13 to serve 3 years behind bars and another 3 years #SupervisedRelease on public #corruption conviction for bribery, #conspiracy, mail and #wirefraud charges.
Political rival #BernardParks, a retired #LAPD chief and ex-councilman -- who lost to Ridley-Thomas in a 2008 race for LA supervisor criticized sentence as "too lenient.''
https://abc7.com/mark-ridley-thomas-sentencing-corruption-case-los-angeles-city-council/13710931/
Former LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas sentenced to more than 3 years in corruption case
Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was sentenced Monday to three years and six months in prison for voting in support of county contracts that would favor USC while accepting benefits for his son from the university.