Grand jury indicts Rizzo and assistant in new Bell corruption allegations

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Source: Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles County grand jury unsealed an indictment Wednesday against former Bell City Administrator Robert Rizzo and his assistant, Angela Spaccia, related to a plan to boost their retirement, marking new allegations in the sweeping public corruption scandal.

The indictments are the first to come out of the grand jury, which was called to investigate allegations of massive corruption in Bell’s city government. Rizzo and Spaccia and six other current and former Bell officials already were facing dozens of criminal charges stemming from allegations that they looted the city and lined their pocketbooks.

The newest charges -- unsealed Wednesday -- are related to Rizzo and Spaccia's roles in creating generous supplemental retirement packages for themselves. An early letter from the grand jury to the defendants suggested that the package benefited Rizzo and Spaccia more than any other city employees and constituted a conflict of interest.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/bell-rizzo-grand-jury-indictment-corruption.html

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1. It's really amazing...

Was it the general lawlessness of the times that made these people think they would get away with these crimes? Who do they think they are, Bush and Cheney?