Feds Coined 'Catchphrase' To Convict LA Pol, 9th Circ. Told <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2264283?nl_pk=4126fe73-80ab-4e63-b526-ca8152f5c881&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=governmentcontracts&utm_content=2024-11-22&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=2> By Craig Clough Mark Ridley-Thomas' attorney on Thursday urged the Ninth Circuit to overturn the former California politician's bribery conviction for scheming to indirectly donate $100,000 to his son's nonprofit and secure him a university position, saying prosecutors coined the "catchphrase" "funneling" to obfuscate that no bribe actually occurred. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2264283?nl_pk=4126fe73-80ab-4e63-b526-ca8152f5c881&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=governmentcontracts&utm_content=2024-11-22&read_more=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=2> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2264283?nl_pk=4126fe73-80ab-4e63-b526-ca8152f5c881&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=governmentcontracts&utm_content=2024-11-22&read_later=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=2>