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- ↑ Sewell, Abby (2012-08-03). "Court overturns former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley's conviction". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ↑ "Compton's Former 'Gangster Mayor' Omar Bradley Wants His Old Job Back « CBS Los Angeles". losangeles.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
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