THE MAYOR UNDER FIRE : THE BRADLEY PROBES: STILL NOT OVER

City Atty . James K . Hahn filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday, charging Mayor Tom Bradley with failing to meet financial disclosure requirements, but said he would not file criminal charges against the mayor.

Release of Hahn’s report completed a six-month investigation of the mayor’s connections with Far East National Bank and Valley Federal Savings and Loan Assn.; the Task Force for Africa/Los Angeles Relations, and Bradley’s personal investments through the investment firm of Drexel Burnham Lambert.

But Hahn’s report does not conclude the investigation of Bradley’s personal finances and conduct. The following are still pending: The City Clerk is attempting to identify and reconcile all campaign contributions to Bradley’s most recent campaign fund for possible violation of the city’s limits on donation amounts.

The City Controller is reviewing the city treasurer’s office transactions with Far East National Bank and auditing possible misuse of city funds by the “sister cities” program headed by Bradley associate Juanita St. John.

Various City Council committees continue to conduct inquires into the mayor’s ties to two financial institutions and the Task Force for Africa/Los Angeles Relations.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether funds from the Task Force for Africa/Los Angeles Relations were illegally transferred into the accounts of a real estate investment in which Bradley and Juanita St. John were among the partners. THe LAPD also is looking into actions by officials in the treasurer’s office seeking to cover up Bradley’s connection to a $2-million city deposit into Far East National Bank.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice-Public Integrity Section and the Securities and Exchange Commission are focusing on the mayor’s relationship with Drexel Burnham Lambert examining possible insider trading violations in his stock dealings.

The State attorney’s general’s office is tentatively planning to conduct an audit of the Africa Task Force.

In addition to the Hahn inquiry, the following investigations are concluded: An audit by the city controller of the Task Force for Africa/City Relations concluded that Juanita St. John owes the city $260,714 in missing taxpayer funds, including $180,000 in unaccounted funds. A second audit of the city clerk’s office, which has responsibility for authorizing payments to such groups as the Africa Task Force, was found to have inadequate procedures along with several other areas of weakness.

The City Council’s Governmental Operations Committee conducted three hearings, which sought to learn the focus, methods and progress of the city attorney’s investigation.

The Federal Urban Mass Transit Agency conducted a review of its transactions with the city, which were processed through a non-interest-bearing account at Far East National bank. The review concluded that proper procedures were not followed by the bank and city. But UMTA decided not to require the city to pay it the estimated $12,000 in lost interest.