An ex-Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety learned his fate at his sentencing for calling in a fake bomb threat to City Hall after growing “desperate” to get out of a virtual meeting.

Brian Williams, a former senior staffer of LA mayor Karen Bass , was sentenced to one year of probation, 50 hours of community service, and a $5,000 fine in the US District Court on Monday.

Brian Williams, a former senior staffer of LA mayor Karen Bass, was sentenced to one year of probation, 50 hours of community service, and a $5,000 fine in the U.S. District Court on Monday. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Williams, 61, admitted to falsely informing cops in October 2024 that he had received a call on his city-issued cellphone from an unknown man who said he had placed a bomb in City Hall, t

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