Former Commerce, Baldwin Park officials plead guilty in sprawling cannabis bribery scheme
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Former Commerce, Baldwin Park officials plead guilty in sprawling cannabis bribery scheme

LA Times  

Two more former Southern California city officials have admitted to participating in a cannabis corruption ring in which bribes were funneled to a Baldwin Park City Council member in exchange for his influence in obtaining marijuana business permits. The racketeering operation began in June 2017 when then-Baldwin Park City Councilmember Ricardo Pacheco starting soliciting bribes from marijuana companies for permits to operate in the San Gabriel Valley community. He resigned as Baldwin Park city attorney in 2022 and pleaded guilty to federal bribery and tax evasion charges in December 2023. California Former Baldwin Park councilman pleads guilty in bribery case, helps FBI with probe Ricardo Pacheco has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for his vote to ratify a police union’s contract with the city.

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Former Baldwin Park councilman pleads guilty in bribery case, helps FBI with probe
3 years, 10 months ago

Former Baldwin Park councilman pleads guilty in bribery case, helps FBI with probe

LA Times  

Ricardo Pacheco was accused of corruption last year in a banner that a critic displayed in Baldwin Park months before Pacheco resigned as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council. A former longtime member of the Baldwin Park City Council has pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for his vote to ratify a police union’s contract with the …

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