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Ricardo Pacheco Sentenced to 18 Months for Bribery

8/30/2026

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  • Former Baldwin Park councilman Ricardo Pacheco was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bribery.
  • Pacheco forfeited $219,755 and was fined $10,000.
  • The FBI seized $83,145, including $62,900 buried cash.
  • Former Compton councilman Isaac Jacob Galvan received an 18-month sentence and must pay $323,557 restitution.
  • He accepted $20,000 cash and $17,900 in checks for votes on a $4.4 million police-union deal and cannabis permits.