元NM上院議員フィル・グリエゴは,贈収賄と詐欺で有罪判決を受けたが,78歳で死亡した. Former NM Senator Phil Griego, convicted of bribery and fraud, has died at 78.

18年以上の区分39を代表した元ニューメキシコ州立議員フィル・グリエゴは,78歳で死亡した. Phil Griego, a former New Mexico State Senator who represented District 39 for over 18 years, has died at age 78. 2015年,歴史あるサンタフェ国家の建物の販売に係る5万ドルの事業に関する倫理調査で辞職した. 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,贈収賄や不正行為を含む5件の重罪に処し,18ヶ月の懲役4万7千ドルの罰金を科した. 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. 農村地域の長年の擁護者であったグリゴー氏は,1996年に州上院に入る前に,サンタフェ計画委員会及び市議会で政治キャリアを築き始めた. 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. ニューメキシコ州上院は,彼の死の告知を受けた後,その名誉を称えて沈黙の瞬間を観測した. The New Mexico Senate observed a moment of silence in his honor following the announcement of his death.