A San Luis Obispo-based real estate development executive accused of paying a local politician nearly $95,000 in bribes and gifts was sentenced on Nov. 12 to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge connected to wire fraud.
Ryan Wright, 38—also known as Ryan Petetit—of Grover Beach, California, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson. Anderson also scheduled a restitution hearing for Jan. 27, 2025.
Wright was arrested in October 2023. A federal grand jury indicted him on charges of conspiracy, falsifying records, and obstructing justice for allegedly bribing Adam Hill, a former San Luis Obispo County supervisor, with cash and gifts in exchange for favorable votes for Wright’s company’s projects….