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A proud new day
They voted when they had to pay a poll tax for the privilege, sat in the back of buses, chopped wood to heat segregated schools and stayed indoors at night when the Ku Klux Klan was in town.
America's older black voters - who grew up under the doctrine...Tags: Local Elections, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Religious Texts, Bible
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Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week
Lehigh Valley MusicTop 5 Concerts of the Coming Week 1. ASHER ROTH Bucks County-born rapper Asher Roth seemed to come out of nowhere in 2009 to top the charts with his slacker single “I Love College” and debut album “Asleep in the...... -
Serving on Bell council was like ‘winning the lottery,’ judge says
L.A. NOWA judge forcefully rejected a motion to drop corruption charges against six former Bell City Council members Thursday, dismissing their argument that they were entitled to annual salaries as high as $100,000 and saying that serving in the small, working-... -
Bell 8 to ask for charges to be dismissed after court ruling
L.A. NOWState Supreme Court ruling provides a way out for eight formner Bell city officials accused of draining the town's treasury, defense lawyers say.... -
Bell 8 to ask for criminal charges to be tossed out
L.A. NOWDefense attorneys for the so-called Bell 8 said Thursday they intend to file motions to dismiss the charges against their clients based on a recent state Supreme Court ruling that says prosecutors in public corruption cases must prove that defendants........ -
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Bell City Clerk Testifies Robert Rizzo Made Her Lie
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The former city clerk for scandal-ridden Bell admitted on the stand Thursday that she provided false salary figures to a resident who demanded to know what the city manager and city council members were paid. Rebecca Valdez, who has...Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, Corporate Crime, Wages and Pensions, Fraud
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Calif. city officials ordered to stand trial
Associated PressSix current and former officials charged with ripping off millions of dollars from the blue-collar Los Angeles suburb of Bell have been ordered to stand trial on fraud charges. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Henry Hall ordered the six to trial...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Court Preliminary, Judges, Justice System
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Bell's business ties to officials probed
The city of Bell has a pattern of doing business with current and former city officials, including an ex-mayor who served time in federal prison, according to interviews and records obtained by The Times. In the most recent deal, Bell's Community...Tags: Transportation, Housing and Urban Planning, Tourism and Leisure, FBI, Punishment
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Plea Deals "Off The Table" For 6 Charged In Bell Corruption Case
Los Angeles TimesBELL -- Lawyers for six current and former Bell leaders said their clients would not accept plea deals that would have sent them to prison for two years and forced them to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly looted from the city treasury....Tags: Punishment, Wages and Pensions, Bell (Los Angeles, California), KTLA, Prisons
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Bell gave secret loans to two businesses
L.A. NOWThen-Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo gave city loans of nearly $400,000 to two businesses without public discussion, approval from the City Council or collateral to back the loans, according to documents reviewed by The Times. One of the loans, $300,000...... -
Bell residents say 'justice at last' after lawsuit filed against city officials
L.A. NOWBell residents cheered the announcement Wednesday that state Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown had filed a lawsuit against eight top city officials, calling it a day of justice for residents. "Justice at last," resident Ludibina Hernandez said. "They stole from the....
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