STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO TOOK THE STAND TUESDAY IN HIS CORRUPTION TRIAL IN SANTA FE. GRIEGO WAS ON THE STAND ABOUT SIX HOURS, DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST THE CHARGES THAT ACCUSED HIM OF SELLING A STATE-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE, GAINING A 50 THOUSAND DOLLAR COMMISSION.
GRIEGO HAD TO COMPOSE HIMSELF SEVERAL TIMES ON THE STAND WHILE READING HIS RESIGNATION LETTER FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO THE JURY. HE ALSO EXPRESSED REGRET WITH SOME INDIGNATION TO HIS TONE. HE ADMITTED THERE WERE THINGS HE COULD OF AND SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY.
GRIEGO IS 69 YEARS OLD AND FACES UP TO 23 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON AND 33-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES IF HE’S CONVICTED.
