A former Hawthorne school board member pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of tax evasion, admitting that he failed to report $400,000 in income from a disc jockey business between 2003 and 2006, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli sentenced Frank DeSimone to five years' probation, during which he is forbidden from holding or seeking public office, according to district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. Prosecutors dropped charges of perjury and filing a false document as part of a plea deal with DeSimone.
