He is facing years in prison after being convicted on conspiracy, bribery and other charges. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21.
, is asking the judge overseeing his case to vacate his guilty verdicts and grant a new trial due to procedural error and other issues, according to court papers obtained on Wednesday, May 3.
“Agent Adkins’ testimony was tainted by improper questioning and the government’s refusal to correct his false statements under oath,” defense attorneys allege. “During trial, Agent Adkins made at least three false statements during his testimony. One false statement concerned his statement that he had reviewed all 400,000 documents produced in the case.”
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office had no immediate comment on the defense motions. Prosecutors are expected to respond in court filings by May 22, and a hearing is set on June 26 in Los Angeles federal court to discuss the motions. A juror who spoke after the verdicts were announced said the panel found “dishonesty” in Ridley-Thomas’ actions involving a $100,000 transfer of funds that traveled from his campaign fund to USC, then to the United Ways of California, and finally to the politician’s son’s nonprofit think tank.
“Notably, the government presented no county testimony concerning Dr. Ridley-Thomas’ support for and actions with respect to the county agenda items at issue,” defense attorneys wrote. However, defense attorney Daralyn Durie countered that nothing Ridley-Thomas did was illegal, and a series of defense witnesses testified that the “paper trail” was not what it seemed.
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