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Bell City Council Meeting Ends Abruptly After Outburst
BELL (AP) — A Bell City Council meeting ended abruptly Monday after city leaders were called “shameless thugs” by a spectator. Mayor Oscar Hernandez and Councilwoman Teresa Jacobo stood up and marched...
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Bell Leaders Want City To Pay Their Legal Bills
BELL (AP) — Three present and former Bell city leaders facing public corruption charges want the cash-strapped city to pay their legal bills. Attorneys for Mayor Oscar Hernandez, Councilwoman Teresa...
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8 Bell Officials Due In Court Monday
BELL (CBS) — Eight current and former Bell city officials are due in court Monday for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require them to stand trial on charges that they...
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Bell Councilman: Ex-Officials Were Rizzo’s ‘Highly Paid Puppets’
BELL (AP) — The six current and former officials facing charges of looting the working-class suburb of Bell were actually highly paid puppets of the Los Angeles suburb’s disgraced city manager,...
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Trial Ordered For 6 Of Bell’s Current, Former City Officials
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Six of Bell’s current and former city officials were ordered to stand trial Wednesday on charges of misappropriating public funds. Mayor Oscar Hernandez, City Council members Teresa...
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City Of Bell Elects New Leadership
LOS ANGELES (CBS) – City of Bell residents flocked to the polls today to elect five new City Council members. The municipality has been politically stagnant since eight current and former officials...
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Fraud Trial Of Former Bell Mayor And 5 Ex-Council Members Begins
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Opening statements were heard Thursday morning in the trial of Bell’s ex-Mayor, Oscar Hernandez, and five former city council members. Hernandez and ex-council members Teresa...
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Testimony Begins In Bell Fraud Trial
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Testimony began Friday morning in the fraud trial of Bell’s ex-Mayor, Oscar Hernandez, and five former city council members. Prosecutors called City Clerk Rebecca Valdez to...
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Closing Arguments Begin In Bell Corruption Trial
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Closing arguments began Wednesday morning in the trial of six City of Bell officials charged with corruption. Bell’s former Mayor Oscar Hernandez and ex-council members...
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Jury Deliberations Begin In City Of Bell Corruption Case
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Jurors began deliberating Friday in the case against six former City of Bell officials charged with corruption. Bell’s former Mayor Oscar Hernandez and ex-council members...
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Jurors To Resume Deliberations Monday In Bell Corruption Trial
BELL (CBSLA.com) — Jurors in the city of Bell corruption trial have gone home for the weekend after concluding deliberations for the day. The reconstituted jury on Friday posed a question to the court...
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Hearing Postponed For 5 Former Bell Corruption Defendants
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A court hearing was postponed Tuesday for former Bell Mayor Oscar Hernandez and former city council members Teresa Jacobo, George Mirabal, George Cole and Victor Bello....
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Prosecutors Want Retrial In Bell Corruption Case
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)— Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to retry five former Bell officials convicted of misappropriating public funds. District Attorney’s office spokeswoman...
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Five Former Bell Officials Accept Plea Deal In Corruption Case
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Five former Bell City Council members Wednesday agreed to accept a plea deal in the city’s corruption scandal. Former Mayor Oscar Hernandez and council members Teresa Jacobo,...
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Former City Councilman Sentenced To Home Confinement In Bell Corruption Scandal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former councilman was sentenced Wednesday for his involvement in a massive public corruption case that nearly bankrupted the city of Bell, officials said. According to the...
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Former Councilwoman Gets 2 Years In Prison For Bell Corruption Scandal
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former bell city councilwoman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for her role in a scandal that almost bankrupted the city. Teresa Jacobo was ordered to surrender...
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Ex-Bell Councilwoman Turns Herself In For 2-Year Prison Term
BELL (CBSLA.com) — A former Bell City Council woman turned herself in Monday to serve time for her part in the city’s salary scandal. Teresa Jacobo will serve a two-year sentence for misappropriation...
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