Attorney general issues subpoenas in Bell salary scandal

[pinto]

Source: LA Times

Los Angeles Times | July 26, 2010 | 12:35 p.m.
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Attorney general issues subpoenas in Bell salary scandal

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown today issued subpoenas for hundreds of salary and employment documents from the city of Bell to determine whether top officials broke laws in awarding outsized salaries to city administrators and City Council members.

Brown said he was moving swiftly after The Times exposed a pay scandal in the small working-class city to reassure taxpayers that the state was determined to crack down on possible wrongdoing and to warn other cities not to follow Bell's path.

"These outrageous pay practices are an insult to the hard-working people of Bell and have provoked righteous indignation in California and even across the country," Brown said. "I'm determined to get to the bottom of these exorbitant payouts and protect the state's pension system against such abuses, and today's subpoenas are an important step in that process."

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[DebbieCDC]

1. K&R for Jerry!

[YvonneCa]

2. YAaaaY ! GO JERRY BROWN ! Brown for...

...Governor of California, 2010! :)

[xchrom]

3. Recommending for Jerry! Nt

[secondwind]

4. One HUGE K&R!

[DesertDiamond]

5. I LOVE JERRY BROWN!!

[Crabby Appleton]

6. Kick some ass, Jerry! nt6

[pinboy3niner]

7. K&R

[SILVER__FOX52]

8. Now, that's CA's next Governor!!!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. Be nice to know what laws he thinks were broken

Truly curious about that.

[Historic NY]

10. Good for him, its obvious they hid the salaries from the citizens...

they should be made to repay every damn dime of the ill-gotten gain.

[Overseas]

11. I do appreciate having Gerry Brown around. Hope he'll run our state soon. //nt

[alp227]

12. As a Californian I thank my Attorney General for standing up for the people of Bell.

The people of Bell should NOT be bilked like this and deserve a more honest, ethical government that can actually manage its money.

Oh yeah, it's been 25 days since the budget deadline, and $375 million+ ($15 million lost per day of procrastination) down the drain the state still can't figure out a 2010-2011 budget! And if you're registered to vote in California, you know who to vote for. ;-) Those who aren't: please do now before it's too late.

[proud patriot]

13. Go Jerry Go , catch them bad guys Woo Hoo !