Former Baldwin Park City Council Member Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Taking $38,000 to Support a Police Contract
Ricardo Pacheco, a former Baldwin Park city councilmember has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes – including $20,000 in cash – from a Baldwin Park Police officer working at the FBI’s direction, in exchange for the councilmember’s political support of the Baldwin Park Police Association’s contract with the city. Pacheco admitted he solicited and …