ASSOCIATED PRESS Current and former Bell, Calif., city officials accused of corruption stand in the background Wednesday during a Los Angeles court hearing. From left are: Teresa Jacobo, Angela Spaccia, Robert Rizzo, Victor Bello, George Cole, Luis Artiga, Oscar Hernandez, and George Mirabal.
Seen in the dock, from left, are council member Teresa Jacobo, former assistant city manager Angela Spaccia, former city manager Robert Rizzo, former council member Victor Bello, former council member George Cole, council member Luis Artiga, mayor Oscar Hernandez, and council member George Mirabal, the eight current and former Bell, Calif., city officials arrested on corruption charges, as they appear in court at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)
Former assistant city manager Peir'Angela Spaccia is seen among eight current and former Bell, Calif., city officials arrested on corruption charges as they appear in court at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)
This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows city of Bell official, Pier'Angela Spaccia who was arrested Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010 along with seven others over allegations of corruption, misuse of public funds and voter fraud. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff)
A resident of Bell, Calif,. holds up a placard calling for the ouster of city officials during a special city council meeting, Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Bell, Calif. Council members emerged from an hours-long closed session at midnight Friday and announced that they'd accepted the resignations of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia and Police Chief Randy Adams. Rizzo was the highest paid at $787,637 a year, nearly twice the pay of President Barack Obama, for overseeing one of the poorest towns in Los Angeles County. Spaccia makes $376,288 a year and Adams earns $457,000, 50 percent more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Pedro Carrillo, left, interim city manager of Bell, Calif., announces the resignations of three of Bell's top administrators during a special city council meeting, Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Bell, Calif. Council members emerged from an hours-long closed session at midnight Friday and announced that they'd accepted the resignations of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia and Police Chief Randy Adams. Rizzo was the highest paid at $787,637 a year, nearly twice the pay of President Barack Obama, for overseeing one of the poorest towns in Los Angeles County. Spaccia makes $376,288 a year and Adams earns $457,000, 50 percent more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Oscar Hernandez, left, mayor of Bell, Calif., and city councillor George Mirabal prepare to exit a special city council meeting as residents call for their ouster, Thursday, July 22, 2010, in Bell, Calif. Council members emerged from an hours-long closed session at midnight Friday and announced that they'd accepted the resignations of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia and Police Chief Randy Adams. Rizzo was the highest paid at $787,637 a year, nearly twice the pay of President Barack Obama, for overseeing one of the poorest towns in Los Angeles County. Spaccia makes $376,288 a year and Adams earns $457,000, 50 percent more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
