Bribery scheme investigated by El Paso FBI office lands Presidio County officials in jail

Former Presidio County officials including a commissioner and school board trustee were given prison sentences for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for awarding a county contract to a company.

Former City of Presidio Special Projects Coordinator Carlos Eduardo Nieto, who was also a Presidio Independent School District trustee, and former Presidio County Precinct 3 Commissioner Lorenzo Padilla Hernandez were sentenced Feb. 19 to more than two years in federal prison.

The prison sentences came after both men pleaded guilty last year to one count each of attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Nieto was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, while Padilla received a two-year prison sentence. Both men were also sentenced to three years of supervised release after they serve their prison terms.

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