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Victor Bello is a former mayor of Bell, California.

Bello had been a member of the Bell City Council for over a decade, resigning in 2009, and served as the mayor in 2002–2003. [1]

On August 1, 2014, Bello was sentenced to 1 year in jail and 5 years of probation as part of the City of Bell scandal. [2]

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References

  1. "Certificate of the Clerk" (PDF).
  2. Knoll, Corina (2 August 2014). "Final Bell council member sentenced". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 4 February 2018.