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Opening Statements in Mark Ridley-Thomas Trial
The trial against former LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas began with opening statements. Eric Leonard reports for NBC4’s I-Team on March 8, 2023.
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Federal Corruption Trial Begins for Former LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
In opening statements Wednesday morning federal prosecutors asked a jury to find former Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, a fixture in Los Angeles politics, guilty of abusing government power to benefit his son and family.
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Corrupted Permitting Process
It’s been one week since a former LA City councilmember pleaded guilty to taking bribes. Now a legal challenge has been filed over the projects approved by Jose Huizar through a corrupted permitting process. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4’s I-team on Jan. 25, 2023.
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DEA's Most Corrupt Agent: Parties, Sex Amid ‘Unwinnable War'
José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels and paramours around the world.