Dispensary Bribes

Former Calexico City Councilman David Romero and Bruno Suarez-Soto, a former city economic development commissioner, were sentenced to two years in prison for taking $35,000 in cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for a permit for a cannabis dispensary.

SAN DIEGO — Former Calexico City Councilman **David Romero and Bruno Suarez-Soto , a former city economic development commissioner, were sentenced to two years in prison for taking $35,000 in cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent in exchange for a permit for a cannabis dispensary.

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