Jurors Reach Verdicts In Bell, Calif., Corruption Trial

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Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:57am

Bell Corruption Trial

More than a month after testimony ended, a jury has reached a verdict in the trial of the so-called "Bell 6," who are accused of misappropriation of public funds in a scandal that left a small city southeast of downtown Los Angeles nearly bankrupt.

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