Post by pavel on Jan 14, 2016 22:04:41 GMT -6
Ex-county judge Cobos guilty of embezzlement
LAS CRUCES — Former El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos was found guilty Wednesday of embezzlement after he was accused of defrauding a couple of more than $43,000 in a property deal.
Cobos was convicted by a jury of seven women and five men on one count of embezzlement over $20,000.
It took the jury a little more than an hour to reach a verdict.
Cobos is facing a maximum sentence of nine years in prison. The sentencing phase of the trial is expected to begin at about 10 a.m. Thursday.
Read more: www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/13/ex-county-judge-cobos-guilty-embezzlement/78765254/
LAS CRUCES — Former El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos was found guilty Wednesday of embezzlement after he was accused of defrauding a couple of more than $43,000 in a property deal.
Cobos was convicted by a jury of seven women and five men on one count of embezzlement over $20,000.
It took the jury a little more than an hour to reach a verdict.
Cobos is facing a maximum sentence of nine years in prison. The sentencing phase of the trial is expected to begin at about 10 a.m. Thursday.
Read more: www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2016/01/13/ex-county-judge-cobos-guilty-embezzlement/78765254/