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By Tony Biasotti / Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 / Government, Latest news, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County / Comments Off on Dayspring sentenced to 22 months for bribing county supervisor for cannabis permits
The cannabis grower who bribed a San Luis Obispo County supervisor has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison. Helios Dayspring, who also goes by “Bobby,” was sentenced on May 27 by U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. in his Los Angeles courtroom. Dayspring has also paid $3.4 million to the IRS as restitution Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Friday, May 13th, 2022 / Latest news, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories / Comments Off on Glass House to buy dispensaries linked to SLO County bribery scandal
NOTE: This article was posted May 13 and updated May 17 to add comments from Graham Farrar of Glass House Brands and from the city manager of Grover Beach. Carpinteria-based cannabis company Glass House Brands is buying three dispensaries from Natural Healing Centers, the company at the center of a bribery scandal in San Luis Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Thursday, July 29th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, Law & Goverment, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cannabis grower pleads guilty to bribing SLO County supervisor
A San Luis Obispo County cannabis grower and dispensary owner bribed the late County Supervisor Adam Hill and attempted to bribe the mayor of Grover Beach, and will plead guilty to federal bribery and tax crimes. Helios Dayspring, who also goes by “Bobby,” agreed to a plea deal that was filed July 28 in federal Read More →