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EIGHT CURRENT, FORMER BELL, CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL ? CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 424(A), SECTION 503

By Walin & Klarich

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On September 21, 2010, eight current and former city officials were arrested and charged with numerous counts of misappropriation of city funds and crimes related to the abuse of their authority. Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley alleged that the accused Bell officials misappropriated over $5.5 million in city funds. The accused officials are former city manager Robert Rizzo, the alleged mastermind behind the corruption scheme; Mayor Oscar Hernandez; former Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia; Vice Mayor Teresa Jacobo; council members George Mirabal and Luis Artiga; and former council member George Cole and Victor Bello. The scandal gained national attention when news broke of the accused officials high salaries. Rizzo?s salary at the time he left the city manager position was almost $800,000, and since he was hired city manager in 1993, the council voted to raise his salary 16 times...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 22, 2010 (boomark / email).