A former West Texas police chief was sentenced Friday to 15 1/2 years in prison for taking ЬгɪЬᴇѕ for a multimillion-dollar contract for a city vendor.
Vasquez was police chief from 2004 to 2016 before losing a bid for reelection while targeted by federal investigators. He was indicted in January 2020.
Federal prosecutors presented evidence that Vasquez used his position as police chief to help a radio system vendor land a city contract worth almost $6 million. In return, the vendor paid more than $175,000 to Vasquez and provided him with the use of luxury suites at sporting events and a rock concert, as well as a San Antonio condo.
Vasquez could have been sentenced to up to 70 years in prison.
Watch the video below:
