Los Angeles Times-

The stage appears to be set for a deal that would resolve political money-laundering allegations against Los Angeles school board member Ref Rodriguez, based on a filing posted by the city’s Ethics Commission.

The deal is likely to include his resignation from office, although parties involved in the negotiations would not confirm that.

In the filing, Rodriguez, 47, admits that he “engaged in money laundering to further his 2015 campaign for a seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.”

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