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Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the public-corruption trial of Angela Spaccia -- the second-in-command in Bell when the city erupted in scandal.
Oct. 7, 2013
Fixing the broken Bell
July 30, 2010
Jury selection to begin in trial of Bell official Angela Spaccia
Angela Spaccia, the former second-in-command in the scandal-plagued city of Bell, went on trial Wednesday in a case that could establish who was the mastermind of the wrongdoing that made the working-poor city a symbol for municipal graft.
Oct. 23, 2013
Huge Bell salaries based on ‘secret formula,’ prosecutor tells jury
Bell faces ‘fiscal crisis’ after corruption scandal, audit finds
May 22, 2013
Corruption-scarred Bell finds itself on better financial footing
Dec. 22, 2013
In Bell scandal, spotlight shifts to Angela Spaccia
Oct. 4, 2013
Former Bell leader Robert Rizzo says his assistant, Angela Spaccia, was the mastermind behind corruption at City Hall, and now she is left to face charges alone.
Corruption can leave cities with enormous legal bills
April 18, 2012