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A fifth defendant has surrendered in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum corruption scandal.

Leopold Caudillo Jr., who, according to his attorney, was on a personal trip to Russia when the indictment was issued, turned himself in to authorities on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal conflict of interest.

41-year-old Caudillo, a former technology manager at the Coliseum, is accused of directing thousands of dollars in venue business to a external firm he co-founded.

His parents posted his $20,000 bail. The District Attorney's office says Caudillo could face a three-year sentence if convicted.

On Wednesday, Patrick Lynch, the Coliseum's ex-general manager, pleaded guilty to conflict of interest charges in a deal to avoid a trial and possible lengthy prison sentence.

Only one of the six men charged last week remains at large.