Suspect in fiery attack against councilman said he was trying to kill him

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — We’ve obtained new details in the incident that left Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler…
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Still 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.''

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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.

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Corrupt City #Councilman steps down from role as #LosAngeles board's president pro tempore after indictment by DA George Gascón for #perjury and #embezzlement. 72 yr old #Democrat #CurrenPrice, has ruled over South LA's vast 9th District for past decade, previously serving #Inglewood, and held seats in CA Assembly and state Senate.

Current case involves #ConflictOfInterest payments from developers to his wife, who he is also accused of defrauding spousal #MedicalInsurance benefits for, while married to another woman.

End of linked article details litany of recent cases of ethically questionable behavior and law enforcement scrutiny of #PublicCorruption amongst #LA's elected class.

https://www.dailynews.com/2023/06/13/la-councilman-curren-price-charged-with-perjury-embezzlement/

LA Councilman Curren Price charged with perjury, embezzlement

Price accused of theft by embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest for allegedly voting on projects involving developers tied to his wife’s consulting firm, then failing to report the c…

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This week's #MotivationMonday is from First District #Councilman Kevin O'Neill.

Read more from @neillkcmo and other council members in the #KCMore Fall + Winter 2019 Magazine.

Check out the full article, https://t.co/ru4lDDCibp.
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