前NM参议员Phil Griego因受贿和诈骗罪于78岁死亡。 Former NM Senator Phil Griego, convicted of bribery and fraud, has died at 78.

Phil Griego, 新墨西哥州前参议员,代表39区超过18年,于78岁去世。 Phil Griego, a former New Mexico State Senator who represented District 39 for over 18 years, has died at age 78. 他于2015年辞去职业道德调查职务, 与出售一座历史性的Santa Fe州立大楼的50 000美元佣金有关。 He resigned in 2015 amid an ethics probe related to a $50,000 commission from the sale of a historic Santa Fe state building. 2017年,他因五项重罪罪名被定罪,包括贿赂和欺诈,并被判处18个月监禁和47 000美元罚款。 In 2017, he was convicted on five felony counts, including bribery and fraud, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $47,000 fine. Griego是农村社区的长期倡导者,他在1996年进入州参议院之前,开始在Santa Fe规划委员会和市议会从事政治生涯。 Griego, a longtime advocate for rural communities, began his political career on the Santa Fe planning commission and city council before entering the state Senate in 1996. 新墨西哥参议院在宣布他死亡后为他默哀片刻。 The New Mexico Senate observed a moment of silence in his honor following the announcement of his death.