Isaac Jacob Galvan was on the Compton City Council from 2013 until May 2022.
City Council in exchange for that official's votes and support for commercial marijuana permits.
The criminal indictment charges Galvan and Bai with one count of conspiracy, one count of bribery and eight counts of honest services wire fraud. The defendants are expected to be arraigned Monday afternoon inDonald Always, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, said the FBI arrested Galvan "for allegedly using his position of power to bribe an elected city official in order to enrich himself and a client.
In exchange for the illicit payments, Pacheco agreed to use his position in city government to assist the companies with obtaining marijuana permits, including voting in their favor, federal prosecutors said. Throughout the scheme, Galvan and Bai allegedly took steps to cover up their illegal payments to Pacheco by concealing Bai and W&F's connection to the payments for Pacheco. For example, Bai collected checks from third parties who owed him money and then -- at Galvan's direction -- gave Galvan the checks with blank payee lines. Galvan then gave the checks to Pacheco, who then arranged for them to be cashed, either by him or third parties.
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