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Former NM Senator Phil Griego, convicted of bribery and fraud, has died at 78.
Phil Griego, a former New Mexico State Senator who represented District 39 for over 18 years, has died at age 78.
He resigned in 2015 amid an ethics probe related to a $50,000 commission from the sale of a historic Santa Fe state building.
In 2017, he was convicted on five felony counts, including bribery and fraud, and sentenced to 18 months in prison and a $47,000 fine.
Griego, a longtime advocate for rural communities, began his political career on the Santa Fe planning commission and city council before entering the state Senate in 1996.
The New Mexico Senate observed a moment of silence in his honor following the announcement of his death.
El ex senador de NM Phil Griego, condenado por soborno y fraude, ha muerto a los 78 años.