Busted
Compton Ex-Mayor Bradley Is Convicted
Two other former officials also are found guilty of misusing funds. Two are acquitted.
By Richard Marosi and Monte Morin
Times Staff Writers
February 11, 2004
Self-styled "gangster mayor" Omar Bradley and two other former Compton city officials were convicted on felony corruption charges Tuesday and ordered jailed amid the screams and protests of furious supporters.
The ex-mayor, former City Councilman Amen Rahh and former City Manager John D. Johnson were found guilty of misappropriating public funds and making unauthorized loans while in office. Called a flight risk by prosecutors, the three were ordered into custody to await sentencing May 7. Each faces as much as five years in prison.
Two other defendants in the three-month corruption trial — former Councilwomen Delores Zurita and Yvonne Arceneaux — were acquitted of lesser charges.
