FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO WILL BE SENTENCED FRIDAY FOR CORRUPTION…AND ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS ASKING THAT HE GET 10 YEARS IN PRISON, PLUS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FINES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS BALDERAS MADE THE RECOMMENDATION IN A SENTENCING MEMO.
THE 69 YEAR OLD GRIEGO WAS FOUND GUILTY LAST YEAR ON FRAUD AND BRIBERY CHARGES RELATED TO THE SALE OF STATE PROPERTY THAT NETTED HIM A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR BROKER’S FEE. GRIEGO RESIGNED FROM THE LEGISLATURE IN 2015 IN THE FACE OF AN ETHICS INVESTIGATION.
