LOS ANGELES — 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, according to the testimony of the lone member of the city council not facing criminal charges.Lorenzo Velez told Superior Court Judge Henry Hall on Tuesday that it was former City Manager Robert Rizzo who decided what matters the council would consider and who told members how to vote on virtually every issue that came before them.Read More...
Bell Corruption Scandal: Everything Went Through Rizzo
The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:06am
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