The bell continues to toll.
Oscar Hernandez, former mayor of the notoriously corrupt California city of Bell, was sentenced today.
One year in jail, five years of probation, $241,000 in restitution, and 1000 hours of community service.
I don’t know what to make of these sentences. On the one hand, they strike me as being pretty light. On the other hand, a conviction is a conviction. On the gripping hand, I’m wondering if the judges in these cases are buying into the defense argument that it was all Robert “Ratso” Rizzo’s fault. And since Rizzo and his little buddy Spaccia are doing long hard time, maybe this is the best we can hope for.
Edited to add: Hey, guess what Oscar Hernandez is full of?
“I just want to say I’m sorry for not being so aggressive in my questions to the people when I was in charge in the office,” Hernandez told Kennedy before she handed down the sentence. “And I take all the blame, I put blame on myself .… I feel so sorry and I say sorry to the community of Bell and forgive me.”
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