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Published September 22, 2010, 12:00 AM

Nick Yassa, a Bell, Calif., property-owner


Nick Yassa, who owns a property in Bell, talks to reporters after arraignment for eight former and current Bell city officials outside Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles today. The scandal-plagued city of Bell mismanaged more than $50 million in bond money, levied illegal taxes and paid exorbitant salaries to its leaders, according to a state audit released today. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Read the article: Audit finds California city misused millions in city funds