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LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles deputy mayor who admitted to reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year was sentenced Monday to community service and fined $5,000.

What we know:

Brian Williams, 61, of Pasadena was ordered to complete 50 hours of community work and to pay the fine during a year of federal probation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

He pleaded guilty in June to a single federal count of making "threats regarding fire and explosives."

According to Williams' plea agreement, on Oct. 3, 2024, while serving as Mayor Karen Bass' deputy mayor of public safety, he called the Los Angeles Police Department's chief of staff, falsely claiming he had just received a bomb threat to City Hall on his city-issued phone from an unknown man.

"Mr. Williams,

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