Jury Finds Spaccia Guilty On 11 Counts In Bell Corruption Trial

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Jurors found Bell’s former assistant chief administrative officer guilty of 11 counts of public corruption Monday.

Angela Spaccia sat motionless as the verdict was read. Her mother left the courtroom in tears.

Spaccia was found guilty of conspiracy to misappropriate public funds, conflict of interest as it relates to the handling of her pension plan, two counts of misappropriation of public funds based on the amounts of her salary and the salary of former city administrator Robert Rizzo, and three counts of conflict of interest for the handling of her own employment contracts in 2005, 2006 and 2008.

The 55-year-old mother was also found guilty on one count of secretion of an official record pertaining to a letter regarding former police Chief Randy Adams’ disability and one count of misappropriation of public funds as it pertains to Adams’ salary.

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