Robert Rizzo sentencing: Live blog

The city boss who drove the working-class city of Bell to the edge of bankruptcy is expected to be sentenced today to as many as 12 years in prison.

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by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:23:25 PM
Rizzo waiting with his attorney on a bench outside the courtroom wearing his usual come-to-court outfit. Blue blazer, gray pants, tie
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:24:18 PM
also waiting for the sentencing are Angela Spaccia's mother and sister, who also attended Rizzo's federal tax sentencing Monday.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/16/2014 3:24:37 PM
Folo our reporters @GottliebJeff / @corinaknoll for on-the-ground Rizzo sentencing coverage today.
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:25:19 PM
Robert Rizzo, ex-city mgr of #Bell to be sentenced today. Our 2010 profile: articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/22/lo… @kimmurphy @PringleLATimes
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:29:49 PM
Media and #Bell residents waiting in hallway. Sitting next to his attorney is #Rizzo in a navy blazer, hands folded on his lap.
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:31:22 PM
"Yeah, the money went bad. But when you think about it, the 17 years I been there, that's $250 ,000 a year." -#Rizzo of #Bell in 2010
by steve marble via twitter 4/16/2014 3:31:34 PM
#Rizzo : How Bell Hit Rock Bottom, the full backstory on the wrongdoing in one of LA's poorest towns latimes.com/la-me-bell-ori…
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:32:51 PM
Angela Spaccia's boyfriend is here, too.
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:33:47 PM
When Rizzo pleaded no contest, the judge said she expected to sentence him to 10-12 years years in prison
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:36:18 PM
Bell is asking for $8 .8 million restitution from Rizzo.
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:36:24 PM
Angela Spaccia's boyfriend just arrived to watch #Rizzo 's sentencing. Spaccia, #Bell 's ex-asst city mgr, got 11 yrs, 8 mos last week.
by Ruben Vives via twitter retweeted by corinaknoll 4/16/2014 3:36:33 PM
Don't know about #Bell and the salary scandal that made national headlines? Well check out our coverage here: latimes.com/local/bell/#ax …
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:37:26 PM
Our story on Spaccia's sentencing last week latimes.com/local/la-me-sp… @katemather
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:38:07 PM
We're in the courtroom. Rizzo sitting at the defendant's table, his hair, once dyed brown, has gone gray and is down to his coat collar.
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:40:48 PM
#Rizzo , who made nearly $800k while at #Bell , was arrested Sept. 21, 2010. He pleaded no contest to 69 charges last year.
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:44:23 PM
The daughter and son of convicted Bell councilman Oscar Hernandez just entered the court.
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:44:30 PM
"They didn't meet a dollar that they didn't want to steal from Bell," Dep Dist. Atty. Sean Hassett said of Rizzo & Spaccia last week
by steve marble via twitter 4/16/2014 3:49:40 PM
#Rizzo seized power in a little-noticed special election that drew only 400 voters, salaries shot skyward after that latimes.com/local/la-me-be…
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:49:43 PM
Deputy DA Sean Hassett is in the courtroom, so we're getting close to starting.
by Jeff Gottlieb via twitter 4/16/2014 3:50:37 PM
Judge taking the bench
by Corina Knoll via twitter 4/16/2014 3:50:52 PM
The children of former #Bell mayor Oscar Hernandez are in the courtroom.