Former Commerce, Baldwin Park California Officials Plead Guilty In Sprawling Cannabis Bribery Scheme
The racketeering operation began in June 2017
Two more former Southern California city officials have admitted to participating in a cannabis corruption ring in which bribes were funneled to a Baldwin Park City Council member in exchange for his influence in obtaining marijuana business permits.
Former Commerce City Manager Edgar Cisneros and former Baldwin Park City Atty. Robert Tafoya have both copped to their role in the pay-to-play scheme and agreed to cooperate in ongoing public corruption investigations.
The two men secretly pleaded guilty last year to federal corruption charges. This became public knowledge when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed their plea agreements on Thursday.
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