Corrupt city admin busted

[DrLeftover]

The officials had to all be Republicans, right?



Bell, CA has a population of less than 40,000 people

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor and ex-city manager of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell were among eight current and former city officials arrested Tuesday in a corruption scandal that authorities said cost the blue-collar city more than $5.5 million in excessive salaries and illegal personal loans.



The district attorney's office said several former and current City Council members were taken into custody along with ex-city manager Robert Rizzo and Mayor Oscar Hernandez.



This, needless to say, is corruption on steroids, District Attorney Steve Cooley said at a news conference, standing next to a display of pictures of the suspects.



Rizzo, who was making nearly $800,000 a year, was booked on 53 counts of misappropriation of public funds and conflict of interest.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-21-bell-california-scandal_N.htm





http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/21/ex-city-manager-among-8-arrested-in-bell-california/

 

[Evil Eye]

So that's where all the money goes.