Bell, CA Leaders Arrested for Outrageous Salaries

Bell residents were outraged to discover that their poor community was going broke paying extravagant salaries to city leaders. Eight staffers have now been arrested for misappropriating funds.

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September 23, 2010, 5:00 AM PDT

By Tim Halbur

City Manager Robert Rizzo was the worst of the bunch, reportedly paying himself in salary and benefits up to $1.5 million each year:

""This, needless to say, is corruption on steroids," said Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley in announcing the charges," according to the Los Angeles Times.

"Interim Bell City Manager Pedro Carrillo released a statement Tuesday saying that the charges marked a sad day for the city and showed that Rizzo and Spaccia "were at the root of the cancer that has afflicted the City of Bell.""

FULL STORY: 8 Bell Leaders Arrested for Misappropriating $5.5 Million

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in The Los Angeles Times

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