A former Compton city councilmember has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges after he was accused of bribing a Baldwin Park city official to receive commercial marijuana permits, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Isaac Galvan, 38, facilitated $70,000 bribes to former Baldwin Park City Councilman Ricardo Pacheco, who began soliciting bribes in June 2017 in exchange for marijuana cultivation, manufacture and distribution permits within the city limits, federal prosecutors said.

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According to the indictment, Galvan first paid Pacheco a $10,000 bribe in August 2017 to secure Pacheco's support for a future consulting client's marijuana permit.

Galvan, who later provided consulting services to W&F Intern

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