SAN ANTONIO – Former District 19 Texas State Senator Carlos Uresti pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Friday morning.
- Admitted to collecting $10K a month
- Faces up to five years in federal prision
- Already sentenced 12 years for other federal charges
The plea was announced by U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs.
By pleading guilty, Uresti admitted that from January 2006 to September 2016, he conspired with others to facilitate payment of bribes to former Reeves County Judge Jimmy Galindo in exchange for Judge Galindo’s official actions concerning a Reeves County Correctional Center medical services contract.
Uresti further admitted to collecting $10,000 a month as a marketing consultant. Approximately half of that was given to Judge Galindo as facilitation of the bribe in addition to support other initiatives.
The former senator faces up to five years in federal prison on the bribery conspiracy charge and remains on bond pending sentencing scheduled for January 14, 2019, before Senior U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra.
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In June, Uresti was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $6.3 million in restitution for multiple federal charges.