A state appeals court panel has upheld former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley’s conviction for misappropriating and misusing taxpayer funds.
sentenced in August 2017 to three years’ probationLos Angeles County Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli suspended a three-year state prison term that Bradley will not have to serve if he complies with the terms of his probation. He cited Bradley’s age and lack of prior criminal history.
“I bet it was more than the alleged $6,500 that they say I misappropriated,” Bradley said at the time. “In my opinion, just my humble opinion, the justice system has gotten way off track, and certainly with the money that was expended to make a point with me because I am an outspoken African American male who doesn’t bite his tongue could have been spent on some really important things.”
He was first convicted in 2004, sentenced to three years in prison and then later moved to a halfway house. But his conviction was reversed in 2012 as a result of a California Supreme Court ruling involving public officer crimes.At his retrial, Bradley testified that he never used any city money for personal expenses. He insisted that any city dollars he spent were for the benefit of Compton.
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