3 1/2 years

The prison sentence that former Nogales, Ariz., Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel received for fraud and illegally conducting an enterprise. He pleaded guilty to defrauding Western Union of nearly $618,000, but no contest to helping companies get city contracts in exchange for kickbacks.

August 30, 2011 •

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The prison sentence that former Nogales, Ariz., Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel received for fraud and illegally conducting an enterprise. He pleaded guilty to defrauding Western Union of nearly $618,000, but no contest to helping companies get city contracts in exchange for kickbacks.

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3 1/2 years

The prison sentence that former Nogales, Ariz., Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel received for fraud and illegally conducting an enterprise. He pleaded guilty to defrauding Western Union of nearly $618,000, but no contest to helping companies get city contracts in exchange for kickbacks.