Former California Mayor Arrested on Wire Fraud and Bribery Charges Alleging Illicit Payments for Support of Commercial Cannabis Activity

Cannabis Business Times
Aug 20, 2021, 1:19 pm686 ptsTop
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2021 – PRESS RELEASE – The former mayor of Adelanto was arrested Aug. 13 by special agents of the FBI on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he accepted more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for approving ordinances authorizing various types of commercial…

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