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Ricardo Pacheco, a former California councilman, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bribery related to a police-union contract and marijuana permits. He admitted to burying nearly $63,000 in cash and was fined $10,000, with additional forfeitures. The case involved multiple indictments and revealed a pay-to-play system for marijuana permits in Baldwin Park.
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Ricardo Pacheco, a former California councilman, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bribery related to a police-union contract and marijuana permits. He admitted to burying nearly $63,000 in cash and was fined $10,000, with additional forfeitures. The case involved multiple indictments and revealed a pay-to-play system for marijuana permits in Baldwin Park.
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