LOS ANGELES—A Torrance man who was a candidate for a Los Angeles County congressional seat in four elections has been charged with misusing campaign funds, including funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself through friends and family, according to documents unsealed on Sept. 27.
Omar Navarro, 34, is charged in a 43-count Los Angeles federal grand jury indictment. He is currently in state custody on unrelated charges, but is expected to be turned over soon to federal authorities, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
