Download or read book The Failure of Governance in Bell, California written by Thom Reilly and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.