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Talk back: Do you think the Bell 6 are guilty?
L.A. NOWA jury continues to deliberate the fates of six former Bell council members accused of raiding the small town’s treasury by drawing oversized salaries. Luis Artiga, Victor Bello, George Cole, Oscar Hernandez, Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabal are... -
Bell trial: Jurors begin first full day of deliberations
L.A. NOWJurors began their first full day of deliberations Monday in the corruption case against six former Bell City Council members. The case against Luis Artiga, Victor Bello, George Cole, Teresa Jacobo, Oscar Hernandez and George Mirabal went to the jury........ -
Bell corruption case now in the hands of jury
L.A. NOWA municipal corruption case in which half a dozen former Bell council members are accused of paying themselves huge salaries for doing little work in one of Los Angeles County’s poorest cities is in the hands of jurors. The four-week...... -
Bell defense: 'We are here for Mr. Rizzo's sins'
L.A. NOWDefense attorneys in the Bell corruption case turned on the prosecutor Thursday, calling him a "Monday morning quarterback" whose arguments were “hogwash” and relied on theatrics and emotion to hide that he hadn't proved his case. “Mr.... -
D.A. to jurors: Nobody is above the law, not even in Bell
L.A. NOWSix former Bell council members believed they were above law as they pocketed extraordinary salaries for their part-time work as leaders in one of Los Angeles County’s poorest cities, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday during closing arguments in... -
Bell council took money from the poor, D.A. says
L.A. NOWThe prosecutor in the Bell corruption case took aim at the six defendants in his closing statement Wednesday, saying that instead of serving their low-income community they were more interested in fattening their wallets. “I’m talking about... -
Bell trial: Prosecutor, ex-councilman at odds over salaries
L.A. NOWThe prosecutor in the corruption trial of six former Bell City Council members took aim Friday at a defendant’s claim that he voted to raise council salaries in order to diversify the panel in the largely immigrant city. With George...... -
Bell corruption trial gets nasty, prompting warning from judge
L.A. NOWA former Bell city leader accused of plundering the town's treasury by taking an oversized salary continued to trade barbs with a prosecutor Friday, bringing an admonishment from the judge presiding over the municipal corruption case. George Cole, a... -
Bell trial: Ex-councilman says Rizzo forced him to take benefits
L.A. NOWFormer Bell City Councilman George Cole testified Thursday about the extraordinary retirement benefits he received through the city, and the great job that former City Manager Robert Rizzo did in his early years in the small, working-class city. Cole... -
Bell trial: Ex-councilman defends voting to raise his salary
L.A. NOWFormer Bell Councilman George Cole returned to the witness stand Thursday, saying he worked long hours in the small Los Angeles County city and had voted himself a raise in 2005 when the economy was still rocketing upward and sales...... -
Ex-Bell councilwoman believed Rizzo was a 'very good' city manager
L.A. NOWFormer Bell councilwoman Teresa Jacobo -- accused along with five former colleagues in a far-reaching municipal corruption case -- testified Monday that she was a hard-working leader who tried her best to improve the lives of her constituents. Jacobo... -
Bell trial: Ex-councilwoman says Rizzo offered her pay increase
L.A. NOWTeresa Jacobo, the first defendant to testify in the Bell corruption trial, returned to the witness stand Friday. The former council member testified earlier that she made just $500 a month when she joined the city in 2001 and continued......
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