Category: Corruption Charges

Ridley-Thomas Makes 1st Appearance Since Arraignment

LOS ANGELES—A brief status conference was held Nov. 8 in the corruption case against Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley Thomas and Marilyn Flynn, a former dean of the USC School of Social Work. Both made their first appearance this morning before the federal judge overseeing their case, but a new trial date was not yet scheduled. During the…


South Australian State Parliament Falls Into Minority Government

South Australia’s state parliament has fallen into a minority government after Liberal MP Fraser Ellis revealed he had been charged after a probe by the state’s anti-corruption body. At the end of a late-night parliamentary sitting, Ellis told parliament that he had been charged with offences from an investigation by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption…