Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The City of Bell scandal is a scandal involving misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative journalism article on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they revealed that the city officials of Bell (a small blue collar community) were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation. Subsequent investigations found atypically high property tax rates, allegations of voter fraud in municipal elections and other irregularities which heightened the ensuing scandal. These and other reports led to widespread criticism and a demand for city officials to resign.In the end, seven Bell city officials, including the former mayor Oscar Hernandez, four city council members, former city administrator Robert Rizzo and assistant city administrator Angela Spaccia were convicted on graft and corruption charges and given sentences ranging from probation to twelve years in prison."@en }
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- City_of_Bell_scandal abstract "The City of Bell scandal is a scandal involving misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative journalism article on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they revealed that the city officials of Bell (a small blue collar community) were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation. Subsequent investigations found atypically high property tax rates, allegations of voter fraud in municipal elections and other irregularities which heightened the ensuing scandal. These and other reports led to widespread criticism and a demand for city officials to resign.In the end, seven Bell city officials, including the former mayor Oscar Hernandez, four city council members, former city administrator Robert Rizzo and assistant city administrator Angela Spaccia were convicted on graft and corruption charges and given sentences ranging from probation to twelve years in prison.".
- Q5123587 abstract "The City of Bell scandal is a scandal involving misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative journalism article on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they revealed that the city officials of Bell (a small blue collar community) were receiving salaries that were reported as the highest in the nation. Subsequent investigations found atypically high property tax rates, allegations of voter fraud in municipal elections and other irregularities which heightened the ensuing scandal. These and other reports led to widespread criticism and a demand for city officials to resign.In the end, seven Bell city officials, including the former mayor Oscar Hernandez, four city council members, former city administrator Robert Rizzo and assistant city administrator Angela Spaccia were convicted on graft and corruption charges and given sentences ranging from probation to twelve years in prison.".