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Judge Dale S. Fischer’s ruling on the Rule 29 (Acquittal) and Rule 33 (New Trial) motions was disappointing, but not entirely unexpected. A favorable ruling, though possible, was improbable and the motions filed by Dr. Mark Ridley-Thomas’ defense team were a necessary procedural step in pursuit of truth, fairness

L.A. Focus: Judge to Decide if Jury Verdict in Ridley-Thomas Trial Can be Set Aside

June 28, 2023 | Staff A decision on whether or not the jury verdicts rendered in the March 30 conviction of former City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas for bribery, honest services and mail fraud will be set aside could come as early as this week. After hearing attorneys for Mark Ridley-Thomas and

Summary of Public Hearing: USA vs MRT Motions for Acquittal or New Trial

Yesterday, Dr. Mark Ridley-Thomas and his legal team appeared before Judge Dale S. Fischer to argue motions calling for either acquittal or a new trial. The hearing convened at 10 a.m. and lasted approximately one hour and five minutes. The 7th Floor Court Room was filled to capacity, largely

Witness LA: Deconstructing The Conviction Of Mark Ridley-Thomas: Part 1

June 26, 2023 | Written by Celeste Fremon On Monday morning, June 26, Mark Ridley-Thomas and his team of defense attorneys will come before U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer in order that his attorneys may argue two motions on behalf of their client. The first of the two

Details for the June 26th Hearing on Motions for Acquittal or Dismissal

Friends, Family and Supporters: On Monday, June 26, 2023, Judge Dale S. Fischer will hear two motions by Mark Ridley-Thomas defense counsel to reconsider the jury verdicts rendered in March.  These Rule 29 and Rule 33 procedural motions are prerequisite to MR-T’s August 21 sentencing and appeal.  They assert

Witness LA: Preview: Deconstructing The Conviction Of Mark Ridley-Thomas

June 12, 2023 | Written by Celeste Fremon Two and-a-half months ago, on Thursday, March 30, 2023,  U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer read the jury verdict in the corruption and bribery case against Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of Los Angeles County’s most powerful and revered public figures. The

June 26 Hearing to Determine if Ridley-Thomas Gets New Trial, Night of Compassion set for June 23

June 8, 2023 | lafocus On June 26, attorneys for Mark Ridley-Thomas will argue two motions before Judge Dale S. Fischer in a downtown L.A. courtroom to reconsider the jury verdicts rendered in March and grant him a new trial.  Prerequisite to Ridley-Thomas’ August 21 sentencing and appeal, the motions—

LA Focus: UpFront Ridley-Thomas Defense Files Motions Seeking New Trial, Acquittal

From: L.A. Focus Newspaper May 2023 By: LA Focus Newspaper The defense team for Dr. Mark Ridley-Thomas filed two motions earlier this week with Judge Dale S. Fischer arguing he deserves a new trial because the government’s star witness, FBI Agent Brian Adkins, gave false testimony on at

The Wave Publication: Ridley-Thomas asks judge for new trial

May 4, 2023 Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Former City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is asking the judge overseeing his case to vacate his guilty verdicts and grant a new trial due to procedural errors and other issues, according to court papers

Misinformation or Disinformation: NO Basis for Conviction Either Way

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L.A. Magazine: Mark Ridley-Thomas Challenges Conspiracy, Bribery Convictions

Cityside Column: Veteran L.A. politician’s legal team seeks to undo the seven guilty counts from his March trial By Jon Regardie | May 11, 2023 Los Angeles was rocked on March 30 when a federal jury convicted Mark Ridley-Thomas of seven counts related to contracts and dealings with the

LA Times: Ex-L.A. Councilman Ridley-Thomas seeks new trial after conviction

BY MATT HAMILTON - STAFF WRITER MAY 3, 2023 7:57 PM PT Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, convicted on bribery and fraud charges, has asked a federal judge to discard the jury’s guilty verdicts and grant him a new trial in the high-profile corruption case. Lawyers

Our Weekly: Ridley-Thomas Defense Team Files Motions for a New Trial, Acquittal

OUR WEEKLY LLC May 3, 2023 . 10:50 AM - 2 min read By Michael Bustamante The defense team for Dr. Mark Ridley-Thomas filed two motions earlier this week with Judge Dale S. Fischer arguing he deserves a new trial because the government’s star witness, FBI Agent Brian Adkins,

United States of America v Mark Ridley-Thomas: DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

What follows is a daily summary of Mark Ridley-Thomas’ federal trial. It provides a distillation of trial highlights, makes minimal observations and attempts to capture the flavor of each trial day. DAY ONE * First Day of Trial began with a flurry of motions and objections regarding a juror which were

L.A. Focus: Still My Priority!

April 27, 2023 | lafocus Courtesy of PRAXIS PRAXIS: Are you a native Angeleno? Tell us a little about you. MR-T: Okay, I’ll give you the condensed version. I was born at the White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights, sixty-eight years ago. I was raised by my mother until

WHERE WE STAND: The Verdict

The guilty verdict in the United States of America versus Mark Ridley-Thomas trial is deeply troubling. We attended the trial.  CD10 Voices for Empowerment saw the evidence. The prosecution we witnessed exposed the weakness of the government’s case.  It laid bare for all willing to see a rush to

Los Angeles Magazine: Mark Ridley-Thomas Trial Verdict Reveals Rift Over Justice In Black City Leader’s Downfall

Cityside Column: Federal prosecutors get a conviction, but some wonder why the pol was targeted and question if justice was really served By Jon Regardie - April 3, 2023 The conviction of Mark Ridley-Thomas by a federal jury on Thursday prompted an avalanche of headlines about the downfall of a

Los Angeles Times: In a city rocked by corruption, Ridley-Thomas’ conviction brings public tributes, not scorn

BY DAVID ZAHNISER, MATT HAMILTON, JULIA WICK APRIL 2, 2023 5 AM PT The corruption cases that have upended Los Angeles city politics in recent years have been greeted by a familiar set of reactions: public disgust, condemnation from elected officials, urgent calls for reform. But in the days since

Los Angeles Times Column: Why a guilty verdict for Mark Ridley-Thomas doesn’t feel like justice to Black L.A.

BY ERIKA D. SMITH | COLUMNIST MARCH 30, 2023 | UPDATED 6:55 PM PT Prosecutors will say that justice was served. That for the good of the taxpaying public in Los Angeles, they’ve taken down a corrupt career politician “who abused his position of power” for personal gain, as Martin

Tavis Smiley KBLA Editorial

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Karen Bass on Recent Verdict in Mark Ridley-Thomas Trial

Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass: “I believe that this is a sad day for Los Angeles and I feel that sadness personally.   For decades, Mark Ridley-Thomas has been a champion for our city, a civil rights activist, a thought leader, and a policy maker who made real impact on

The Washington Post: HARASSING BLACK POLITICIANS

CD10Voices.com Editor’s note:  This is a July 20, 1987 Washington Post article that provides interesting insight into the investigation, prosecution and media coverage accorded Black politicians. Even though it is now nearly forty years later, we cannot ignore the relevance this article has in the case of USA

Areva Martin In Real Time March 27, 2023

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Los Angeles Magazine: The United States vs. Mark Ridley-Thomas Trial Verdict Hinges on Reasonable Doubt

Cityside Column: The longtime politician and suspended City Councilman’s army of support swells as the case heads to the jury By Jon Regardie | March 24, 2023 What’s bigger than an army? That’s not a joke with a punchline. Rather, it’s a legitimate ask. The other day