"Eight current and former officials in the blue-collar city of Bell, including former City Manager Robert Rizzo, were arrested Tuesday in a corruption investigation into bloated salaries and misuse of taxpayer funds.
Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said the suspects were booked into county facilities and will be kept away from other inmates for their protection.
He would not release the names of those arrested, but The Los Angeles Times identified them as Rizzo; former Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia; Mayor Oscar Hernandez; Councilmembers Luis Artiga, Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabal; and former Councilmembers George Cole and Victor Bello were among those arrested.
The district attorney's office scheduled a news conference to discuss details.
The arrests were the latest twist in a scandal that emerged in July with the disclosure that Rizzo was paid nearly $800,000 a year — almost twice the salary of President Barack Obama."
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Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said the suspects were booked into county facilities and will be kept away from other inmates for their protection.
He would not release the names of those arrested, but The Los Angeles Times identified them as Rizzo; former Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia; Mayor Oscar Hernandez; Councilmembers Luis Artiga, Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabal; and former Councilmembers George Cole and Victor Bello were among those arrested.
The district attorney's office scheduled a news conference to discuss details.
The arrests were the latest twist in a scandal that emerged in July with the disclosure that Rizzo was paid nearly $800,000 a year — almost twice the salary of President Barack Obama."
8 arrested in Calif. city salary scandal - U.S. news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com