“STING” VS. “ENTRAPMENT” "A sting is meant to catch criminals during the commission of a crime, where law enforcement officers participate as actors in that crime while undercover in order to observe. Entrapment is similar (and can sometimes be used as a defense in the ensuing case supported by a string operation), where law enforcement officers coerce a subject into doing a crime that they would not otherwise have done. Entrapment is not considered ethical behavior and would, obviously, compromise a case." The article stated they had admitted taking bribes in the past. "According to a charging document, David Romero 36, and Bruno Suarez Soto, 28, both of Calexico, California, accepted $35,000 in cash bribes from an undercover FBI agent who they believed represented investors seeking to open a cannabis dispensary in Calexico.  In return, Romero and Soto “guaranteed” the rapid issuance of a city permit for the dispensary, and to revoke or hinder other applicants if necessary to ensure that the bribe payer’s application was successful. Moreover, both men admitted they had taken bribes from others in the past, according to the charging document."