STATE : Ex-Montoya Aide Pleads Guilty
A former top aide to ex-Sen. Joseph Montoya pleaded guilty today to one felony count of lying on a home loan application, as prosecutors dismissed four corruption charges stemming from the FBI’s undercover probe of the Capitol.
Amiel Jaramillo, 36, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Milton Schwartz, who set sentencing for July 26.
Jaramillo pleaded guilty to concealing debts totaling $18,000 in outstanding student loans in a February, 1987, home loan application to the Veterans Administration. The loan was later approved.
Prosecutors said the count on which Jaramillo pleaded guilty was a new charge not related to the Montoya case. It carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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