前泰勒市长Rick Sollars因贿赂、电线欺诈和滥用竞选资金被判处71个月徒刑。 Former Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars sentenced to 71 months for bribery, wire fraud, and misuse of campaign funds.

前泰勒市长Rick Sollars因贿赂和电线欺诈被判处71个月监禁。 Former Taylor Mayor Rick Sollars has been sentenced to 71 months in prison for bribery and wire fraud. 他接受了85 000多美元的贿赂,包括房屋翻修,以换取便利一个房地产开发商的城市合同。 He accepted over $85,000 in bribes, including home renovations, in exchange for facilitating city contracts for a real estate developer. Sollars公司还滥用竞选资金支付个人开支。 Sollars also misused campaign funds for personal expenses. 法官强调,他的行为严重,违反了公众的信任,应当对其他官员进行惩罚和威慑。 The judge emphasized the severity of his actions as a breach of public trust, which warrants both punishment and deterrence for other officials. 此外,Sollars还面临10 000美元的罚款和三年有监督的释放。 Additionally, Sollars faces a $10,000 fine and three years of supervised release.