Peter F. Schabarum

Tax evasion conviction When Schabarum left office, his unspent campaign funds were transferred to a nonprofit organization, the Foundation for Citizen Representation. That foundation later transferred $50,000 to a foundation affiliated with the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, which then subsequently used the funds for overseas trips for him and his wife after he left office. Prosecutors charged Schabarum with felony grand theft, tax evasion and perjury, but Schabarum took a plea bargain to plead guilty only on the tax evasion charges, receiving three years of probation. Two years later, the charges were reduced to misdemeanors and the probation was terminated early.

Personal life Schabarum died of natural causes on August 2, 2021, at the age of 92.

Parks

A Horse at the Schabarum Equestrian Center located at the Schabarum Regional Park in Rowland Heights, CA. The park is over 575 acres with 75 acres developed for shared use.

Schabarum Regional Park Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park, locally known as Schabarum Regional Park, is located in Rowland Heights, eastern Los Angeles County, California. It is in his former supervisorial district, and named after him. The regional park offers playgrounds, picnic areas, and horseback riding and trails in the surrounding Puente Hills.

Due to the Los Angeles County's budget cuts, the park became one of six regional parks closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, starting from June 30, 2025.

Cherry Blossom Festival Schabarum Regional Park is also known for ume and sakura cherry blossoms. 500 ume trees were donated by Kairaku-en in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan when the two parks established a "sister-park" relationship in 1992.

Schabarum Trail Park The Schabarum Trail Park is located near Walnut, also in his former supervisorial district.