DA's office investigating Bell Police Chief's pension deal - declared in him disabled on hire date

[Liberal_in_LA]

The corruption scandal in Bell california is staggering.

D.A.'s office investigates former Bell police chief's pension deal
Randy Adams' lawyer says the ex-chief wasn't wrong to take disabled status.

Los Angeles County prosecutors are investigating former Bell Police Chief Randy Adams for having himself declared disabled for the job the day he was hired, an arrangement that could pay him millions in tax-free pension money, Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said Thursday.

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The Times reported Thursday that Adams struck a deal with former Bell City Administrator Robert Rizzo that guaranteed the incoming chief a disability retirement because of injuries he sustained years earlier. Under such a retirement, he would not have to pay taxes on half his pension income.

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Adams, 59, entered into the pact with Rizzo even though he had filed for a less lucrative non-disability retirement as he prepared to leave his job as Glendale police chief. That application was approved, but he rescinded it the same month his service officially ended in Glendale and he went to work for Bell in 2009, Glendale and state pension officials say.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bell-adams-20100924,0,5757839.story

[joeybee12]

1. I'm in the wrong line of work...KNR