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'''Teresa Jacobo''' is a California politician and realtor. She was a member of the [[Bell, California|Bell]] City Council from 2001-2010, and served as Mayor in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://teresajacobo.com/statements.html |title=Teresa Jacobo, Bell City Council |access-date=2009-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920192032/http://www.teresajacobo.com/statements.html |archive-date=2010-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://lacounty.info/bos/sop/supdocs/7166.pdf The City of Bell – August 1, 2003] ([[PDF file|PDF]])</ref>

== Early life ==

Jacobo was born in [[Jalisco, Mexico]] and came to the [[United States]] with her father at age 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=329338&CategoryId=12394 |title=California Councilwoman Strives to Help Hispanic Community |author=Luis Uribe |date= |publisher=[[Latin American Herald Tribune]] |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref>

== Career ==

She was a real estate agent for Century 21 Rainbow Properties in Bell, California.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.agentscoreboard.com/agent/80033_Teresa_Jacobo_Century_21_Rainbow_Properties_Inc |title=Teresa Jacobo with Century 21 Rainbow Properties in Bell, Los Angeles County, CA |access-date=2009-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707093512/http://www.agentscoreboard.com/agent/80033_Teresa_Jacobo_Century_21_Rainbow_Properties_Inc |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She served as Legislative Ambassador for the [[American Cancer Society]] (ACS), and ACS Cancer Action Network, Board Member of Friends of Bell Foundation (foundation for youth), Board Member for the Southeast Education Foundation, and Board Member of the [[Salvation Army]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

== Misappropriation of funds ==

She was convicted of [[City of Bell scandal|misuse of city funds]] and stealing $100,000,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/27/local/la-me-bell-salaries-20100727 |title=Bell council members cut salaries 90%, some will forgo pay |author=Ruben Vives, Jeff Gottlieb. |date=27 July 2010 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref> and other charges, along with seven other Bell officials.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ruben Vives, Jeff Gottlieb. |date=21 September 2010 |title=Former City Manager Robert Rizzo among 8 Bell officials arrested |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/former-city-administrator-robert-rizzo-among-8-bell-officials-arrested.html |accessdate=17 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/20/3044476/calif-city-paid-off-95000-in-city.html |title= Ex-city manager among 8 arrested in Calif. Scandal - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News &#124; Sacramento Bee|website=www.sacbee.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924073724/http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/20/3044476/calif-city-paid-off-95000-in-city.html |archive-date=September 24, 2010}}</ref> The crimes nearly bankrupted the city.

The group was sued by then-Attorney General [[Jerry Brown]] for fraud, civil conspiracy, waste of public funds and breach of fiduciary duty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/employees-99249-city-salary.html|title=Marysville faces more paperwork in Bell salary fallout|author=Nancy Pastemack|date=20 September 2010|publisher=www.appeal-democrat.com|accessdate=17 February 2012|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120721185114/http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/employees-99249-city-salary.html|archivedate=21 July 2012}}</ref>

Jacobo was sentenced to two years in state prison on July 25, 2014. She was ordered to pay more than $242,000 in restitution.

==References==

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100919153217/http://www.teresajacobo.com/ Official homepage]

*{{Cite web |title=Bell Salary Scandal Outrage|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/27/bell-salary-scandal-outra_n_660713.html/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}

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