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Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty In County, School Bribery Case
A Texas businessman pleaded guilty to six counts of corruption Thursday in a case involving bribes to county and school officials.
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EL PASO (July 2, 2009)--El Paso businessman Bob Jones pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from the bribery of county and school officials in a widespread corruption case.
He pleaded guilty to six counts of corruption Thursday.
Several local school trustees and some former members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court were bribed, prosecutors said.
Jones, 63, is the former president of the National Center for the Employment of the Disabled.
He and two other center officials were accused of embezzling millions of dollars from government programs.
Federal prosecutors dropped most of the 42 charges filed against Jones last year in two indictments in exchange for the plea, the El Paso Time reports.
U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo will sentence him later.
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