Mark Ridley-Thomas – California Globe

About Last Week …and Some About This Week

March 4, 2024 6:49 amMarch 4, 2024 6:49 am

Politics, politics, politics, politics. Well, let’s let Mel Brooks say it better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaTMz4QpBKc On Tuesday, voters will go to the polls in California to pick some folks who get to be on the November ballot to maybe get picked again....

Blocked on Twitter, About to be Hit by the Times

February 21, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 21, 2024 6:35 am

Stop us if this sounds familiar… An anti-establishment candidate has been suspended from X (Twitter) and the mainstream media is set to run a hit piece on said candidate, all within a few days. And this time the target is...

Former LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison

August 28, 2023 4:41 pmAugust 28, 2023 4:41 pm

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer sentenced disgraced former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas to 42 months in prison over four counts of honest services wire fraud, and one count each of of honest services mail fraud, bribery, and...

Former USC Dean Sentenced To 18 Months Home Confinement For Role In Ridley-Thomas Bribery Scandal

July 26, 2023 2:30 amJuly 26, 2023 2:31 am

Former University of Southern California Dean of Social Work, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement on Tuesday for her central role in the bribery scandal of former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, narrowly avoiding prison...

Former LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Challenges Guilty Verdict

June 27, 2023 2:30 amJune 27, 2023 2:31 am

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was found guilty of seven counts earlier this year, challenged the jury’s guilty verdict on Monday, demanding that the guilty verdict be vacated for a new trial or that he be acquitted...

Former LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Found Guilty In USC Corrpution Case

March 30, 2023 5:40 pmMarch 30, 2023 5:41 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty in the USC corruption case on Thursday, with the jury convicting him of one count of bribery, one count of bribery, one count of mail fraud, and four counts of...

LA Mayoral Candidate Karen Bass’ Free USC Degree Has Landed Her In a Federal Corruption Case

September 9, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 9, 2022 6:36 am

Los Angeles Mayoral candidate and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) found herself in a growing scandal Thursday amid allegations that a corrupt former Dean of University of Southern California (USC) had given her a $95,000 scholarship in exchange for helping pass legislation...