All Those Bell, California Crooks Say They're Innocent 3.32K Hamilton Nolan 10/22/10 09:19AM Filed to: Corruption Corruption Bell, california Crime crooks Pleas Appic The gang of eight treasury-draining officials in Bell, California went to court and pleaded not guilty yesterday. All of them, not guilty! Even the city manager earning $800K, and the "disabled" running police chief. We were all wrong about them.