{"id":8817,"date":"2015-01-27T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=8817"},"modified":"2015-01-27T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:50:47","slug":"texas-politician-sentenced-six-years-accepting-bribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=8817","title":{"rendered":"Texas Politician Sentenced to More Than Six Years for Accepting Bribes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kristopher Michael “Mike” Montemayor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u2014An elected county commissioner of the Webb County \u00a0in Texas was sentenced Tuesday to six years and four months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for official actions,<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo<\/strong> also ordered\u00a0Kristopher Michael “Mike” Montemayor,<\/strong> 37, of Laredo, to\u00a0pay a fine of $109,405.72 and to forfeit $13,721.16.<\/p>\n

In his plea agreement, Montemayor admitted that he solicited and accepted multiple bribes in exchange for promising to perform official acts.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Montemayor admitted that he accepted three separate bribe payments totaling $11,000 and over $2,700 in electronics and other merchandise, including two Apple iPads and two pairs of Dr. Dre Beats Solo HD headphones, from a businessman who, unbeknownst to Montemayor, was an undercover law enforcement agent.<\/p>\n

In exchange for the cash and the other items, Montemayor promised to take various forms of official action to promote the business interests of the undercover agent.<\/p>\n

Montemayor also admitted to accepting a 2012 Ford F-150 pick-up truck, worth approximately $37,000, in exchange for providing government jobs to the vehicle owner and his spouse.<\/p>\n

As a result of these appointments, the vehicle owner and his wife received salaries of $26,000 and $45,553 from Webb County. Montemayor admitted that the vehicle owner performed little or no work in exchange for his government salary.<\/p>\n