Friday, September 10, 2010

Brown Bell Probe expands and set up a vote fraud complaints Hotline

State of California - Office of the Attorney General, Edmund G. Brown Jr.

LOS ANGELES--Attorney General Edmund g. Brown Jr. subpoenaed with City Bell pay scandal today and ordered them to appear in the form to be taken is grounded within two weeks of the current and former officials of personal financial records.


Brown also stated that he has set up a free telephone hotline citizens report claims possible illegal elections officials code of conduct on the Bell.


"My Office has received multiple reports for the people of the Bell that indicates the city officials to encourage them to fill out and collect absentee vastauslomakkeita then vastauslomakkeita," Brown said. "We have seen similar reports Los Angeles Times. these requirements have been met, it may be because of a serious violation of State law. "


California law requires that the absentee vastauslomakkeita is mailed or imported query place voter except a voter is disabled or poorly.


In the case of Bell it appears as though incorrectly procedures have not been complied with public officials is allowed to disclose the salaries of these outrageous city very election. If so, it may be necessary to seek civil or even additional penalties.


"When the city workers tiny suburb OF L.A., do as much as, or almost double the salary of the President of the United States, things are to be taken in such a case," Brown said.


Current or former residents of the Bell which was absentee vastauslomakkeita city officials are to be taken should be invited to the Attorney General toll free hotline, (866) 625-4400. Brown and his staff also would like to hear on the conflict of interest or Maqui Berry Scam Bell officials self-dealing information.


"It is possible that some people who were victimized Bell officials may live longer Bell to find these people is the only way is to call us," Brown explains.


Earlier today, Brown and current Bell previously subpoenaed officials and City Council minutes.State lawyers group depose those officials oath August 19 and 20. before then, the officials shall be paid and the benefits of the pension funds, the Federal and state income tax returns, gifts received, or received the city officials, bank accounts and the commercial interests of records related to the outside.As part of his extended study drawn up in accordance with the additional challenges Brown in demanding the records with the release of the city's former law firm.


Brown's investigation aimed at determining whether criminal or civil action should be taken of the Treaty, officials and others v Bell. He started research, 22 July following newspaper reports that the Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was paid 787,637 per year, Police Chief Randy Adams was paid $ 457,000 and Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia was paid $ 376,288. three has since resigned.


Four out of five Bell City Council members received almost EUR 100000 per year each, but when the sound national protests, it is deducted from the annual supplementary pension $ distribution.


26 July Brown gave the subpoenas, Bell City hundreds of employment, wages and agreement for records in hundreds of pages of documents. has been removed and Brown said he expects additional documents can be produced even today and be handed over to the Assistant staff in response to the new subpoenas.


Bell is the cluster working class cities in Southeast Los Angeles County high proportion of low-income residents. Population was 36,624 in 2000.


In conjunction with the Bell research Brown also checks whether the excessive wages and retirement benefits are paid to local jurisdictions around the holding.

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