Mayor Eric Garcetti Responds Federal Corruption Allegations Against Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas

Jeff Nguyen reports from Downtown Los Angeles on the latest developments in the federal indictment against Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, as well as on comments made by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti regarding the latest scandal.

[davinxi]

Thank you Jeff Nguyen for covering g this story

[CaliforniaMISC]

3 city councils were charged with corruption in past

[Tokamak.]

"Break the law, be prepared to pay the price" - Garcetti. I imagine Garcetti is not prepared to have his kickback scheme with SoLa Impact revealed to the public. It's OK, I'll thank Garcetti for doing time when he is released since he wants us thanking felons for serving time.

[Obelisk]

Garcetti: with Mark gone, I will be the most corrupt guy, and I don't want to be that guy.

[historyrooster]

USC again? I am not sending my child to USC.

[obeydmax]

Secret Conversation between Garcetti and Ridley-Thomas :

Transcript:

Garcetti:
"Mark, you better send their cut . Otherwise you're walking on this alone.

Mark: " Nah, I'll pass on this without their cut."

Next Week - Indictment.

[hamradiotimes]

Garcetti said I'm glad he got caught not me....

[NPak-cwny]

The Feds want a big stank fish, guess who is next?

[davinxi]

Due process? Please. The feds probably have enough evidence on him. He should resign and be thrown in jail if proven true. He needs to step down so that the city can function