"Former Compton City Councilmember Isaac Galvan pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges for bribing a Baldwin Park city councilman, whom he paid $70,000 in exchange for city marijuana permits. Galvan, who ran a consulting service, was involved in a scheme in which he facilitated bribes to Councilman Ricardo Pacheco from one of Galvan's clients who wanted a marijuana permit in Baldwin Park."
"Galvan, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of bribery and one count of tax evasion for failing to report more than half a million dollars in income. He served on the Compton City Council from 2013 to 2022, when he lost his seat amid a vote-rigging scandal that led to him being charged with election fraud. In 2017, Baldwin Park began permitting the cultivation, manufacture and distribution of marijuana within its city limits."
"According to the plea agreement, Galvan facilitated $70,000 in bribes to Pacheco from Yichang Bai, 52, of Arcadia, the owner and operator of W&F. Bai has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he helped orchestrate the bribery scheme, and his case is set to go to trial in February. Galvan paid the bribes in exchange for Pacheco's political support and the councilman's promise to deliver Baldwin Park's approval of marijuana permits for W&F."
Isaac Galvan pleaded guilty to one count of bribery and one count of tax evasion after facilitating bribes to Baldwin Park Councilman Ricardo Pacheco. Galvan ran a consulting service and represented W&F International Corp., which sought a marijuana permit in Baldwin Park. Galvan facilitated $70,000 in payments from W&F owner Yichang Bai to Pacheco, who then voted to approve the firm's marijuana permits and later a relocation in 2018. Bai has pleaded not guilty and faces a federal trial. Galvan failed to report more than $500,000 in income and previously lost his Compton council seat amid election fraud charges.
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