Albert Robles

Albert Robles

Albert T. Robles is an American politician and former mayor, councilman, treasurer, and deputy city manager for the City of South Gate, California. He also served as an elected Director of the Central Basin Municipal Water District in Carson, California. In 2005 he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Another politician from Carson shares his name, Albert Robles, who also is a publicly elected Director to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California, but in Lakewood, California, since 1992. He works full time as a criminal defense and real estate attorney. After being charged with Elections Code violations for alleged deceptive mailers, he ran unsuccessfully for District Attorney of Los Angeles County, receiving the second highest percentage of the vote out of 3 candidates in the June 2008 primary. On November 4, 2008, this Albert Robles was easily re-elected to a 5th term on the Water Replenishment Board.