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Failure of Governance in Bell, California - Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town

English · Paperback / Softback

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In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruption—one prosecutor called it "corruption on steroids." This bookdetails why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

List of contents










Foreword, Dave J. Aleshire
Key Players
Chronology of the Bell Corruption Scandal
Introduction: It Was All About The Money
Chapter 1. The City of Bell, the Poker Club and the Reformer
Chapter 2. The Puppet Master
Chapter 3. The Accomplice and the Police Chief
Chapter 4. Whispers of Scandal .BASTA & The Whistle Blowers
Chapter 5. The Corruption Hearings with Gregory D. Coordes
Chapter 6. The Aftermath with Gregory D. Coordes
Chapter 7. Postscript


About the author










Thom Reilly is director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and professor in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University.

Summary

In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruption-one prosecutor called it "corruption on steroids." This book details why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

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