Former San Luis Obispo Real Estate Executive Sentenced to Five Years for Bribery Scheme Involving County Supervisor

A former real estate executive from San Luis Obispo, Ryan Wright, has been sentenced to a solid five years behind bars after pleading guilty to running a bribery operation that funneled close to $95,000 to a once-trusted county supervisor. Wright, a 38-year-old from Grover Beach, faced the music in United States District Court where Judge Percy Anderson dealt out the punishment and also set a date for a January 27, 2025 restitution hearing, as reported by the

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Wright, formerly CEO and managing member at PB Companies, LLC, was involved in San Luis Obispo city and county real estate development in 2014. His projects required approval from local authorities, leading him to bribe Adam Hill, a San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, according to the

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From June 2014 to March 2017, Wright bribed Hill with cash and perks to secure support for PB Companies’ projects. In return, Hill used his influence as a county supervisor to back these developments and persuaded other city officials to support Wright’s plans. Notably, Wright wired $10,000 to Hill’s shell company a month after Hill backed a PB Companies project. He also funded a luxury trip for Hill to a Major League Baseball playoff game in San Francisco. Hill, who was later implicated in the scheme, passed away in August 2020, as detailed by the

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The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas F. Rybarczyk, Billy Joe McLain, and Daniel J. O’Brien from the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section.

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