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Bell corruption trial ended with jury intimidation, attorneys say
L.A. NOWJury deliberations in the Bell corruption scandal were "very, very tense," according to a juror who described a day of rancor that the judge in the case said seemed to her like “all hell has broken loose.” Judge Kathleen Kennedy...... -
Bell council members took pay for 'sham' board meetings, D.A. says
L.A. NOWOpening statements began Thursday in the trial against six former Bell council members accused of paying themselves extraordinarily high salaries for their part-time work, largely by collecting pay for serving on boards and commissions that rarely, if... -
Bell defense: Rizzo ‘ripped off the city’ and ‘duped’ council
L.A. NOWThe attorney for onetime Bell Councilman George Cole painted a portrait of his client as a dedicated and generous civil servant who logged long hours attempting to overhaul his city's educational resources but put his trust in the wrong people....... -
Bell juror: "It was very, very tense" and could have gotten worse
L.A. NOWDeliberations in the Bell corruption case were “very, very tense” and could have become more heated had a Superior Court judge not declared a mistrial Thursday on outstanding charges against five former leaders in the city, according to a... -
Bell trial: Judge declares mistrial on 10 counts, jury dismissed
L.A. NOWAfter four weeks of testimony, 18 days of deliberation and a mixed bag of verdicts, the jury in the Bell corruption trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a decision on about half the counts the six defendants faced.... -
Bell mistrial: 'Prosecutors on steroids,' defense says
L.A. NOWWhen former Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley announced the arrests of eight Bell city officials, he called it a case of "corruption on steroids." On Thursday, after a jury deadlocked on 42 remaining counts and Judge Kathleen Kennedy...... -
Bell case mistrial after 'all hell has broken loose' with jury
L.A. NOWThe Bell corruption trial came to a choatic end Thursday as the judge declared a mistrial on all outstanding counts, saying “all hell has broken loose” with the deeply divided jury. An exasperated Judge Kathleen Kennedy drew the case to...... -
Bell: Appellate court rules city can seek restitution for salaries
L.A. NOWA California Court of Appeal said Wednesday that the California Attorney General can seek full restitution against eight former Bell officials in a civil suit.... -
Bell trial: Jury due back in court to discuss undecided charges
L.A. NOWA day after delivering mixed verdicts to six ex-Bell City Council members accused of stealing public money, jurors will return to court Thursday morning to address their continued deadlock on nearly half the counts the defendants faced.... -
Bell trial: Juror wants to reconsider guilty verdicts, note says
L.A. NOWAn anonymous juror in the Bell corruption trial sent a note to the judge Thursday morning saying he or she wanted to rethink the guilty verdicts the panel handed down the day before.... -
Bell jury can't change guilty verdicts, judge and experts say
L.A. NOWAs a juror in the Bell corruption trial continued to indicate Thursday uncertainty over guilty verdicts delivered the day before, attorneys watching the case said it was highly unlikely the panel would be allowed to change its minds.... -
Bell trial: Jurors ordered to resume deliberations
L.A. NOWJurors in the Bell corruption trial were ordered Thursday to resume deliberations on the multiple charges they were unable to reach a verdict on, lengthening a drawn-out effort to bring the criminal case to a close. Jurors returned mixed verdicts......
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