SOUTH EL MONTE >> Former Mayor Luis Aguinaga is set to be sentenced March 2 after pleading guilty to a federal bribery charge.
As is common before the sentencing phase of a criminal trial, Aguinaga submitted character reference letters to Judge Fernando Olguin to consider.
A total of 50 family members, friends and community members submitted letters, most espousing his positive qualities, some asking that he not be imprisoned.