A former LA deputy mayor was sentenced Monday to 1 year on probation and 50 hours of community service for making a false bomb threat at City Hall a year ago.

Brian K. Williams admitted in a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that he falsely reported a threat in October, 2024 that caused a brief evacuation.

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Williams was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

Williams, 61, previously served as a public safety deputy for Mayor Karen Bass, acting as a liaison and coordinator with law enforcement.

According to prosecutors Williams used the Google Voice app to make a call to his City-issued cellphone on the afternoon of October 3, 2024, then told the LAPD the person who'd called him threatened to place a bomb at Cit

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