The Honorable Ombudsman General L.J. Guillory

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Guillory was the community activist who went to the home of Superior Court Judge, Joyce A. Karlin (who issued a probationary sentence to a Korean grocer convicted of killing a 15 year old child) to serve recall papers to remove the Judge from the bench!

Guillory was soon arrested at the Compton City Hall after he refused to sell out the recall effort and yield to other recall members (Moore and Tucker) who sold out for money and political gain. Once released from jail, Guillory began campaigning against both Moore and Tucker, both of whom were campaigning for higher political office. Moore running for the California State Assembly and Tucker for the United States Congress.

Guillory enlisted help from the family of the African-American child who was killed of a bottle of orange juice to help reveal these 2 prevaricators (Moore and Tucker) to the public. Guillory's campaign began to be heard by the voting citizens. After more than two attempts to murder him, Guillory was once again arrested by the Compton Police Department, this time for allegedly kidnapping a man who slept in his father's garage. Records proved that the alleged victim and his friend, who gave false testimony in the case against Guillory, received $48,000 from the City of Compton while both Moore and Tucker were on the Compton City Council.

Guillory was sentenced to 15 1/2 years by Compton Judge, (Donald Pitt). All of Guillory's and his defense witnesses' testimony transcripts from his trial were lost, stolen, and/or destroyed at the time of his appeal in an effort to obscure the powerful, blatant, and undeniable evidence of the corruption involved in the case against him.

Guillory did not allow the controversial conviction to hold him in prison. With the continued support of his family members, sincere friends, former teachers, university professors, concerned citizens, religious leaders, national organizations, law enforcement agency personnel, and Public Officials from City, County, State, and Federal Government, Guillory was not only set free from prison before the 15 1/2 year sentence, Guillory was nominated and voted by the Compton City Council to be a Commissioner while still on parole.

Once out of prison, it did not take Guillory long to see the justice that he had prayed for while serving more than 8 years. As a Commissioner, Guillory quickly supported the Mayor and City Council in efforts to reform the corrupt Compton Police Department that had unlawfully sent him to prison. The Compton Police Department was disbanded! The city contracted with the Los Angeles County Sheriff, Leroy D. Baca, to provide law enforcement for the citizens of Compton, CA.

Most High God has also brought to justice those involved in the corruption under the color authority. Compton Police Chief Terry Ebert, who first arrested Guillory, was sentenced to 3 years probation for corruption and stealing $5,000 from his own police department. Compton City Councilwoman Patricia Moore and United States Congressman Walter Tucker III, were both convicted and sent to federal prison. Both have been convicted in Federal Court for crimes of tax evasion, bribery, and/or extortion. Both are banned from holding public office.

Guillory is now Ombudsman General for Ombudsman International, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit (government oversight agency) organization that investigates complaints of corruption by public officials. The organization also is dedicated to promoting a progressive multi-cultural voice in every aspect of the struggle to save our nation's youth from the dead-end prison system!