Former Democratic state Sen. Roderick Wright is expected to surrender to authorities in downtown Los Angeles today to begin serving a 90-day jail term as part of his sentence for living outside the district he was elected to represent.
Wright, who was indicted in 2010, was convicted Jan. 28 of five counts of fraudulent voting, two counts of perjury by declaration and one count of filing a false declaration of candidacy. Prosecutors said Wright was living in Baldwin Hills, outside the Inglewood-area district he was elected to represent in November 2008.
During the trial, Wright’s attorney — Winston Kevin McKesson — maintained that the senator had “followed the law,” telling jurors that the lawmaker had “established domicile” at the Inglewood property, where Wright’s stepmother was renting a unit from him.
Wright was sentenced last month to 90 days in jail, three years probation and 1,500 hours of community service. He is expected to surrender to authorities at the Criminal Courts Building, in the same courtroom where he was convicted and sentenced.
He was suspended from the state Senate after his conviction, and he submitted his resignation three days after his sentencing hearing last month.
As a result of his conviction, he is barred from holding public office in the state.
