Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, right, visits the Lone Star Board and Care, in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 202. The veteran Los Angeles politician has been sentenced 3 1/2 years in prison for a scheme in which he sought benefits for his son in exchange for supporting lucrative government contracts with the University of Southern California School of Social Work. Former City Councilman Ridley-Thomas was sentenced Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, on convictions including conspiracy, bribery and fraud for actions while he was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
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