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Former Edinburg city councilman sentenced to 6 months in prison for soliciting bribes
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Former Edinburg City Councilman Jorge “Coach” Salinas, who solicited a bribe from a Rio Grande Valley businessman, was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday. Salinas convinced the businessman to pay $3,000 to Miguel Angel Garza, a local political consultant. Garza said he would pass money along to members of the [...]
Former Edinburg Councilman Sentenced To Six Months In Prison – 710am KURV
A former Edinburg councilman has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for bribery. Jorge Salinas pleaded guilty to bribery involving federal programs last August. Investigators say Salinas accepted money in exchange for making favorable votes on a contract for an Edinburg business owner. Salinas was ordered to surrender to U.S. Marshals by March 6th to begin serving his sentence.
McALLEN, Texas – Jorge “Coach” Salinas, who pleaded guilty for his participation in a pay-to-play scheme involving the Municipal Council of Edinburgh, was sentenced to six months in prison. As part of the sentence imposed by Judge Drew B. Tipton, Salinas must surrender on March 6, 2026 to begin serving his sentence. Salinas, according to a previous statement from the Department of Justice, admitted that between June 2019 and March 2020 he partic…
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