Wright, an Inglewood Democrat, is on a paid leave of absence and will be sentenced May 16 following his conviction on eight felony counts. The jury found Wright guilty of living outside his Inglewood ...

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The Los Angeles DA's office is investigating whether or not state Sen. Roderick Wright actually lives in his district. Why is state Sen. Roderick Wright on a horse? We have no idea -- the photo was on ...

State Sen. Roderick Wright (D_Inglewood) was convicted of eight felony counts of perjury and voter fraud. He deliberately misled voters as to his residency in order to run for office in a neighboring ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - California State Sen. Roderick Wright received 90 days in jail and a bar from holding elective office on Friday, after a jury found that he lived outside the senate district he ...

The jury found Wright guilty of living outside his Inglewood district when he ran for -- and won -- his state seat in 2008 for the 25th Senate District. According to prosecutors, Wright claimed he was ...

LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A California state senator convicted on eight felony counts of perjury and voter fraud was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Friday in one of three ethics scandals ...