[dragnet2]

KFI Los Angeles also just broke the story regarding multiple arrest of City of Bell officials.

[Jackson57]

Hmmm, I wonder what political party these city officials belong to ... ? The author neglected to mention that in the article. /sarc

Of course, if they were Republican it would have read differently. REPUBLICAN city officials were arrested. REPUBLICAN Rizzo collected a salary of $1.5 million ... etc.

[TruthHound]

I saw the people attending a Bell Council meeting on the news last night. These are what Tea Party members SHOULD be. They’re on the verge of torches and pitchforks there. Heads SHOULD roll there. Let’s hope it has a ripple effect.

[Scythian]

Are these the folks who were making like 850,000 a year? I sure hope so. This is basically theft.

[Vicki]

Great news! I hope it spreads like wildfire because this is happening in cities all over the country.

[wiggen]

Wire fraud. Used public funds to pay back private loans. Maybe grounds to take away pensions.

[teletech]

From Musical Fiorello

“Into a little tin box,
A little tin box
That a little tin key unlocks.
There is nothing unorthodox
About a little tin box.
In a little tin box.
A little tin box
That a little tin key unlocks.
There is honor and purity,
Lots of security,
In a little tin box.”

[Signalman]

At least when John Dillenger robbed you, he pointed a gun at you and smiled, but you still knew what his intentions were. The politicians of Bell, CA just smiled at the citizens...and then robbed them.

[Red Badger]

Sounds like the Bell is cracking................

[w1andsodidwe]

When are they going to arrest state and federal officials for squandering our hard earned money?

[NormsRevenge]

short rope, tall tree.

[rawhide]

Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo

[Mr. Jazzy]

All of these people are innocent!

This is a malicious prosecution of Italian and Latino’s by Tea Party activists!!!

</sarc>

[granite]

The Four Bills generated by this corruption:

• SB 501 (Correa) Requires disclosure of all compensation by each elected official.
• AB 1955 (De La Torre) Establishes "excess compensation cities".
• SB 1425 (Simitian) Establishes final pay limits.
• AB 1987 (Ma) Establishes limits similiar to SB 1425

[truth_seeker]

The city of Bell is a crappy place, hardly a proper address for somebody knocking down $800 grand, so:

Robert A. Rizzo
& Eugenia I. Rizzo,
Rizzo Family Trust

1935 Lake St.

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Recorded 7/5/2007

Price $1,130,000

Mortgage $904,000

*Interestingly this home is a block away from the home previously owned by Huntington Beach’s own Mayor that served federal prison time for felony real estate fraud, one Pamela L. Houchen who resided at 1917 until her home was foreclosed.

(Mr. Houchen, from a prominent real estate owning family had divorced her.)

Another former Mayor, Dave Garofalo was found guilty of FPPC violations and resigned in disgrace, forbidden to ever hold public office. He lived nearby.

He sold newspaper ads to people with business before the City Council, and lived a few blocks from City Hall.

He was preceeded by Jack Kelly, former Mayor and TV actor, fined for FPPC violations. Lived in Huntington Harbour.

http://www.ocweekly.com/2001-12-27/news/councilman-garofalo-is-out-of-the-room/

It is a wonderful neighborhood, directly adjacent to Huntington Beach City Hall at 2000 Main St.

The Huntington Beach people mentioned were all Republicans, for the curious.

Houchen dealt for her own account, using forgery of title and escrow documents.

Garofalo sold favors to others.

[Chode]

and the RATS, take another one in the..............................HA ha!!!

[B4Ranch]

Battering ram for non-violent offenses = cops on steroids or testosterone runneth over.