Former Bell City... - Robert Rizzo - latimes.com Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / October 21, 2010 Former Bell City Administrator Robert Rizzo stands next to his attorney, James Spertus, as eight current or former Bell city leaders plead not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court to charges they misappropriated more than $5.5 million from the small, working-class town. Rizzo, 56, is already facing 53 felony counts of misappropriation of public funds, conflict of interest and falsification of documents. See full story