Ex-USC Social Work Dean Pleads Guilty in Ridley-Thomas Bribery Case

Ex-USC Social Work Dean Pleads Guilty in Ridley-Thomas Bribery Case
The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 11, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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A former dean of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Social Work pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to a federal bribery charge in a political corruption case, admitting she funneled $100,000 through the university on behalf of then-County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in hopes of earning his support for a lucrative county contract that would benefit her school.

Marilyn Louise Flynn, 83, of Los Feliz, is scheduled to be sentenced March 20, 2023. The bribery charge potentially carries a term of up to 10 years in federal prison.

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