The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona has finally issued a statement regarding the sentencing of the bodyguard to a Mexican drug trafficker.

Included in the statement was the plea agreement Julio Cesar Lozano Lopez gave before he was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court:

“I knew it was illegal to bribe law enforcement officials, but I concealed the conduct by driving my co-defendant back into Mexico and then driving him back for the second meeting. I did not make known the scheme to some judge or other person in civil authority.”

Note that in their media release, the U.S. Attorney’s public information office also includes quotes from U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton.

Those started popping up a few weeks ago. Quoted statements from the top prosecutor used to be reserved for big cases; now they’re coming up everywhere.

I wonder if Charlton has plans for political office?