Ex-USC dean sentenced to home confinement for bribing LA County supervisor
- Former USC dean Marilyn Flynn sentenced to 18 months home confinement for bribing LA County supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
- Flynn funneled $100,000 from campaign funds through USC to Ridley-Thomas' son's nonprofit in exchange for a county contract.
- Flynn pleaded guilty to federal bribery charge, ordered to pay $150,000 fine, and expressed regret.
- Ridley-Thomas faces separate federal corruption charges for the scheme.
- Flynn's sentence marks end to her long career at USC and in public service.