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Ex-USC dean sentenced to home confinement for bribery of Los Angeles County supervisor

A former dean at the University of Southern California will spend 1 1/2 years in home confinement for bribing a Los Angeles County supervisor in exchange for renewal of a lucrative contract

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Judge denies new trial for longtime LA politician Mark Ridley-Thomas, upholds guilty verdict

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles has upheld the conviction of longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas, declining Friday to acquit him of all public corruption charges or grant him a new trial.

Los Angeles Times

Longtime LA politician Mark Ridley-Thomas found guilty in corruption case

LOS ANGELES — Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of Los Angeles County’s most prominent politicians, was found guilty Thursday of federal corruption charges related to special benefits his son received at the University of Southern California.

Los Angeles Times

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Ridley-Thomas corruption case built on emails: 'MRT is really trying to deliver here'

LOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors finished presenting evidence in their corruption case Friday against suspended Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, clearing the way for the powerful lawmaker's defense to share its side of the case next week.

Los Angeles Times

Long after LA's mental health chief quit, pressures he faced still shape the agency

LOS ANGELES — A 2017 trip to observe a celebrated Italian mental health system made believers out of a group of Los Angeles County and nonprofit leaders.

Los Angeles Times

Bass' purported USC application shows she had scholarship before applying for social work degree

LOS ANGELES — For weeks, Rep. Karen Bass has faced intensifying questions over her free University of California master's degree in social work while in Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Bass and Caruso face off in LA mayoral debate

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles mayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass tangled for nearly an hour Wednesday night in their first debate ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

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Former USC dean admits to arranging bribery payment for Mark Ridley-Thomas

LOS ANGELES — A former University of Southern California dean agreed Thursday to plead guilty to bribery, admitting that she arranged an illicit $100,000 payment for Mark Ridley-Thomas when he was on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in return for a USC contract with the county.

Los Angeles Times

Bass and Caruso trade insults as LA mayoral race turns ugly

LOS ANGELES — With less than eight weeks until the November election, both Los Angeles mayoral candidates are fighting fire with fire as they attack their opponent’s relationships to scandals at one of the most prominent private institutions in the city.

Los Angeles Times

LA mayoral candidate Karen Bass got a USC degree for free. It's now pulling her into a federal corruption case

LOS ANGELES — During the last decade, two influential Los Angeles politicians were awarded full-tuition scholarships valued at nearly $100,000 each from the University of Southern California's social work program.

Los Angeles Times

USC was in a free fall. Then it turned to Rick Caruso

LOS ANGELES — At the lowest point in its history, the University of Southern California turned to Rick Caruso.

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