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Legal experts say the dean emeritus' testimony in the conspiracy case could have been risky for prosecutors, who have a trove of emails they say speak for themselves.

Mar 28

Prosecutors are concerned an instruction may be misleading jurors in Mark Ridley-Thomas' trial into believing they must find an additional unlawful act beyond bribery.

Mar 29

The suspended Los Angeles city councilman was convicted of seven of 19 charges for a bribery scheme with a now-retired dean at the University of Southern California.

Mar 30

Deliberations will continue Thursday in the suspended Los Angeles city councilman's federal public corruption trial after jurors stayed an extra two hours on Wednesday.

Mar 30

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The suspended Los Angeles city councilman was convicted of seven of 19 charges for a bribery scheme with a now-retired dean at the University of…

Mar 31

From a 'wink and nod' to a 'push and shove,' the longtime Los Angeles politician's communications with USC School of Social Work Dean Marilyn Flynn…

Mar 27

Prosecution rebuttal continues Friday morning in the suspended Los Angeles city councilman's federal corruption trial, then jurors will begin…

Mar 24

The longtime Los Angeles political icon chose not to testify in his own defense on 19 felony charges accusing him of a bribery and corruption scheme…

Mar 23

The 10-time Grammy nominee was at the Los Angeles federal courthouse Tuesday morning for a scheduled jury trial in a lawsuit from Canadian musician…

Mar 22

The politician's Fourth of July 2018 emails with a public relations specialist about his son's statehouse investigation, obtained through a subpoena…

Mar 21

An FBI agent's testimony introduced as evidence two emails regarding now-Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' USC scholarship when she was in the U.S. House.

Mar 18

The singer and rapper will be at the Los Angeles federal courthouse next week for trial in a lawsuit from musician Tyler Armes, who says he co-wrote the…

Mar 16

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Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

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Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

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