- A Baldwin Park council member’s $62,000 stash of backyard cash tipped off investigators to a pay-to-play marijuana licensing racket, turning a local “green rush” into a sprawling federal corruption case.
- Ricardo Pacheco was sentenced to up to 18 months in prison and must forfeit nearly $220,000, while former Compton Councilmember Isaac Galvan received 18 months and owes more than $320,000.
- Court filings depict a network of city officials, consultants and cannabis operators trading bribes for permits, campaign cash and contracts, implicating multiple San Gabriel Valley communities and fueling still-unfolding investigations into California’s legalized weed industry.
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