Ex-Antioch officer admits conspiring to ‘injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate’ the people of Antioch

OAKLAND — Eric Rombough, the former Antioch officer whose words and actions were at the forefront of a massive law enforcement corruption scandal involving more than a dozen cops, has pleaded guilty.

In an agreement with federal prosecutors, Rombough admitted to conspiring with several other Antioch officers to “injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate” the people of the city they were supposed to serve. Before a federal judge Tuesday afternoon, Rombough formally pleaded guilty to three charges ...