{"id":54175,"date":"2023-09-27T14:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54175"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:49:44","slug":"four-time-congressional-candidate-allegedly-misused-campaign-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54175","title":{"rendered":"Four-Time Congressional Candidate Allegedly Misused Campaign Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54177\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"259\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Omar Navarro, 34<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Federal prosecutors Wednesday unsealed a grand jury indictment that accuses a Torrance man who was a Los Angeles County congressional seat candidate in four national elections with misusing campaign funds, officials stated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to authorities, this included funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself through his friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Omar Navarro, 34, is charged in a 43-count grand jury indictment. He is currently in state custody on unrelated charges but is expected to be turned over soon to federal authorities.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1057 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Justice-Depart.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0 As part of the case against Navarro, FBI agents Wednesday arrested Dora Asghari, 59, of Torrance, who is Navarro\u2019s mother, and Zacharias Diamantides-Abel, 34, of Long Beach, who is a friend of Navarro, both of whom are accused of conspiring with Navarro to convert campaign donations to personal use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Navarro unsuccessfully campaigned in the four most recent election cycles to represent south Los Angeles County residents in California\u2019s 43rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The indictment, returned on Sept. 14, and unsealed Wednesday, alleges that Navarro illegally funneled campaign cash to himself from September 2017 through July 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5851 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image-95x64.jpg 95w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Image.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The indictment outlines a scheme in which Navarro allegedly made payments from his campaign to various individuals \u2013 including Asghari and Abel \u2013 and then directed the transfer of cash back to himself for personal use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Navarro also allegedly used campaign funds to pay for personal expenses, including trips to Las Vegas and wine country, as well as two criminal defense attorneys. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the indictment, Navarro later falsely reported these expenditures as campaign expenses to the Federal Election Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asghari and Abel concealed Navarro\u2019s misdirection of campaign funds by frequently cashing the checks rather than depositing them into their personal bank accounts. If they deposited the check, they often withdrew the funds shortly thereafter to share with Navarro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From December 2017 to June 2020, Abel and Asghari allegedly received $49,260 and $58,625, respectively, from Navarro\u2019s campaign, according to checks he wrote or caused to be written to them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the indictment, Asghari also created a shell company to facilitate her receipt of these campaign payments and transfers back to Navarro and his own shell company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the indictment, from January 2018 through July 1, 2020, Navarro deposited over $100,000 in cash into his personal accounts, even though he had no other source of income aside from the campaign funds, and he frequently made deposits after Abel or Asghari cashed campaign checks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Navarro also formed a sham charity called the United Latino Foundation as another way to embezzle funds from his campaign for his personal use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All three defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Navarro is charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, 26 counts of falsification of records, and three counts of prohibited use of campaign funds. Asghari is charged with six counts of wire fraud. Abel is charged with two counts of wire fraud. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1709 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IRS1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If convicted in this case, Navarro, Asghari, and Abel would face up to five years in federal prison for the conspiracy count and up to 20 years in for each wire fraud count in which they were charged. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Navarro also faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each falsification of records count and up to five years in prison for each count of prohibited use of campaign contributions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation are investigating this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9432079928MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frances S. 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