A former Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty to reporting a bomb had been placed in city hall last year to law enforcement. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that Brian K. Williams,

A former deputy mayor of Los Angeles has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of making a false bomb threat to City Hall last year, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

The former City Hall aide, considered by colleagues a steady presence, faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.