MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami-Dade County public works official who oversaw thousands of roadway lights has been sentenced to five years in prison for accepting $150,000 in bribes.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that 67-year-old Garfield Perry was sentenced Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to accept bribes in connection with programs receiving federal funds and to commit extortion.
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