Marilyn Flynn, former dean of the University of Southern California (USC) School of Social Work, pleaded not guilty Oct. 25 to federal charges of bribery and fraud in a scheme involving Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas.
On Oct. 13, Ridley-Thomas and Flynn were indicted on 20 counts of bribery and fraud for allegedly conspiring to provide Ridley-Thomas’ son with benefits including admission, a full scholarship, and a paid professorship in exchange for Ridley-Thomas’s support of contracts that would generate millions in new revenue for the school.
