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Dirty politicians
Dirty politicians
Two public officials in Southern California were charged in federal court Thursday with accepting cash bribes in exchange for assistance in garnering a marijuana retail shop permit.
Calexico City Councilman David Romero, 36, and Bruno Suarez-Soto, 28, a commissioner on the city’s Economic Development, accepted $35,000 in cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent who they believed represented investors seeking to open a cannabis dispensary in Calexico. In return, Romero and Soto “guaranteed” the rapid issuance of a city permit for the dispensary, and to revoke or hinder other applicants if necessary to ensure that the bribe payer’s application was successful, according to a charging document.
https://calcoastnews.com/2020/05/southern-california-officials-accused-of-taking-pot-shop-bribes/