Mark Ridley-Thomas Attorneys Strike Deal for City to Reimburse Him Following Corruption Charges, Suspension

Mark Ridley-Thomas Attorneys Strike Deal for City to Reimburse Him Following Corruption Charges, Suspension
Then Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas speaks in Los Angeles on April 18, 2017. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Communities In School Los Angeles
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Attorneys of suspended Los Angeles Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who faces federal corruption charges, filed court papers Dec. 20 showing a resolution of his lawsuit against the city and then-City Controller Ron Galperin over the cancellation of his salary and benefits.

After the City Council voted to reinstate Ridley-Thomas’s salary and benefits earlier this month, Ridley-Thomas will receive $254,000 in back pay and $99,500 in attorneys’ fees.

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