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Former California Congressional Candidate Sentenced for Embezzling From Campaign
Navarro pleaded guilty to wire fraud after diverting nearly $269,000 in campaign funds for personal use, including trips and gaming, federal authorities reported.
- On Monday, Omar Navarro, 37, former congressional candidate, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi, who ordered immediate custody.
- Beginning in July 2017, Navarro routed campaign funds to himself, and among more than $100,000 raised, he conspired with his mother to embezzle between 2018 and 2020.
- Prosecutors said Navarro used shell companies and created the United Latino Foundation, siphoning about $268,932 from 2018 to 2020, with deposits over $100,000, court papers show.
- A restitution hearing will be scheduled later, the Justice Department said, after Navarro pleaded guilty in June 2025 to wire fraud, and co‑defendants pleaded guilty or were charged.
- Navarro's campaign had raised more than $100,000 and he ran four unsuccessful campaigns for California's 43rd District, garnering 22.7% of the vote against Waters' 77.2%.
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Omar Navarro, former candidate for the 43rd District in the state Congress, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for diverting more than $250,000 from his campaign
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Torrance man gets 4 years in prison for defrauding his own congressional election campaign
LOS ANGELES — A Torrance man who unsuccessfully ran against Rep. Maxine Waters four times was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to siphon $250,000 in campaign cash for his own use. Omar Navarro, 37, pleaded guilty in June 2025 to a single federal wire fraud count for defrauding his election campaign. After he was sentenced, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi ordered Navarro immediately remanded into custod…
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Los Angeles, California — A four-time Republican challenger to Rep. Maxine Waters has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he defrauded his own campaign donors, the Justice Department announced Monday. Omar Navarro, 37, pleaded guilty in June to one count of wire fraud for diverting campaign contributions for personal use. Navarro ran in California’s 43rd Congressional District in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 but never se…
Ex-Congressional candidate gets four years in fraud case
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) - A Torrance man who unsuccessfully ran against Rep. Maxine Waters four times was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to siphon $250,000 in campaign cash for his own use. Omar Navarro, 37, pleaded guilty in June 2025 to a single federal wire fraud count for defrauding his election campaign. After he was sentenced, U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi ordered Navarro immediately rem…
Omar Navarro, ex-congressional candidate, gets 4 year in prison for embezzlement
A former candidate in previous California congressional races was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling nearly $250,000 from his political campaign and spending the money on personal expenses, including trips to Las Vegas. Omar Navarro, who challenge Rep. Maxine Waters for California’s 43rd Congressional District from 2016 and 22, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison after he pleaded...
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