According to a recent news brief from the Antelope Valley Press in Palmdale, Calif., a local man received a two-year federal prison sentence last week for “paying bribes to secure lucrative contracts from Los Angeles County for his electrical wiring company.”

U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner also ordered Enrique Contreras to serve three years on supervised release following his time in prison and pay restitution of $821,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

In the article, it was revealed that the contractor admitted  to bribing two LA county officials. For more information on the story, including details on how the bribes were disguised as legitimate business expenses, read the original report.