The 66-year-old mother and grandmother has spent her life helping others while raising her children, caring for her aging mother and building a business.
Testimony in Yuma County Superior Court painted a picture of Guillermina Fuentes as filled with remorse and a pillar of small border community of San Luis.
The former mayor of San Luis, Arizona is facing possible jail time after pleading guilty to a count of ballot abuse, but her lawyer argues that any jail time would be a miscarriage of justice.