Former Pico Rivera Mayor Takes Stand in His Corruption Trial, Denies Conflict-of-Interest Charges
Whittier Daily News › January 15, 2011
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LOS ANGELES - A former Pico Rivera mayor took the witness stand in his corruption trial Friday and said he didn't know it was a conflict of interest when he voted to approve a street improvement project near his restaurant.
Ron Beilke, 50, testified at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. He said the repaving and other improvements done on Rosemead Boulevard, which is a major thoroughfare in Pico Rivera, benefitted not only residents but people from other communities as well.See the full content of this document
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Former Pico Rivera Mayor Takes Stand in His Corruption Trial, Denies Conflict-of-Interest Charges
"I believe it was a project the city needed," he said.
Beilke has pleaded not guilty to one felony count of perjury, one felony count of conflict of interest and three misdemeanor coun...See the full content of this document
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