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Serving on Bell council was like ‘winning the lottery,’ judge says
L.A. NOWA judge forcefully rejected a motion to drop corruption charges against six former Bell City Council members Thursday, dismissing their argument that they were entitled to annual salaries as high as $100,000 and saying that serving in the small, working-... -
Bell hires 'one of the most respected city managers in California'
L.A. NOWBell names Arne Croce, the former city manager of San Mateo, as the city’s interim chief administrative officer.... -
City of Bell hires a permanent city attorney
L.A. NOWThe Bell City Council has approved David Aleshire as its permanent city attorney. Aleshire, from the law firm Aleshire & Wynder, currently represents the cities of Banning, Signal Hill and Suisun City, northeast of Vallejo. He has served as city...... -
Bell City Council candidate dies
Miguel Alejandro Sanchez, a longtime Bell resident who protested against the inflated salaries of local officials and was campaigning for a seat on the City Council, has died, just days before the election. He was 34.
Sanchez was pronounced dead at Los...Tags: Politics, Diabetes, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Public Officials, Diseases and Illnesses
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Bell 8: Administrator who was paid more than $420,000 is offered immunity in corruption case
L.A. NOWA ranking Bell administrator who earned more than $400,000 for watching over the city’s finances has been offered limited immunity in exchange for her testimony in a corruption case accusing city leaders of looting the city's treasury, a defense lawyer.... -
Bell corruption case 'unfair, politically motivated' and should be dismissed, defense attorney says
L.A. NOWAs the preliminary hearing for the six current and former Bell City Council members accused of corruption wound down Wednesday, the attorney for George Cole argued prosecutors had not made a case and all charges should be dropped. Ronald Kaye...... -
Bell 8: Six officials ordered to stand trial for looting city treasury [Updated]
L.A. NOWSix current or former Bell City Council members were ordered Wednesday to stand trial on felony charges that they drew extraordinary salaries for serving on boards and commissions that met so rarely that one elected official testified that he wasn’... -
Supervisors urge legislation to return tax funds to Bell property owners
Reacting to the Bell city salary scandal, Los Angeles County supervisors said Tuesday that they were seeking state legislation to return $2.9 million in property tax overcharges to Bell property owners. Bell city officials illegally raised its property...Tags: Crimes, Wages and Pensions, Laws, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Bell council discusses reforms as residents continue angry protests
Confronting a hostile crowd, the Bell City Council met Monday night on whether to roll back property taxes, turn over administration of city elections to Los Angeles County and cut the cost of obtaining public records — the latest potential...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Crimes, Politics, Corporate Crime, Career and Workplace
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Lawyer who OKd lavish salaries in Bell won't be interim city attorney
The Bell City Council decided Wednesday night not to appoint as its interim city attorney the lawyer who signed off on lavish salaries for the city's top administrators.
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Bell interim city attorney: An article in...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Bell (Los Angeles, California), Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Downey drops city attorney who also worked for Bell
The attorney who was Bell's legal counsel when city leaders agreed to pay lavish salaries to top administrators has been let go by neighboring Downey, where city leaders said they no longer felt comfortable being associated with him.
Edward Lee, a...Tags: Wages and Pensions, University of California, Justice System, Lawyers, Ethics
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Rizzo loaned Bell's money to firms
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThen-Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo gave city loans of nearly $400,000 to two businesses without public discussion, approval from the City Council or collateral to back the loans, according to documents reviewed by The Times. One of the loans, $300,000...Tags: Politics, Public Finance, Business, Bell (Los Angeles, California), Citizens Initiative and Recall
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