A former Hialeah City Council member who pleaded guilty to making false statements to authorities avoided jail time at her sentencing on Thursday.
Angelica Pacheco was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay restitution of $54,946 during a hearing in federal court.
She was initially charged with eight counts related to health care fraud and had been facing a maximum of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000…