AUSTIN - As a Mexican businessman testified in court Thursday, law enforcement was preparing to unseal a criminal complaint that he had attempted to give a $1 million bribe to the federal judge he was sitting next to.
Federal authorities Friday morning announced the attempted bribery complaint against the businessman and a defendant who was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison. Francisco Colorado Cessa was convicted in May on charges that he participated in a scheme to launder Los Zetas drug proceeds by purchasing racehorses in the United States - including Ruidoso.
As part of the case, El Pasoan Raul Ramirez, 21, was sentenced to a year in prison Friday to a relatively minor role in the case.
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