Teresa Jacobo
Teresa Jacobo was a former California politician. She had been a member of the Bell City Council from 2001-2010, and served as Mayor in 2003.
Jacobo was born in Jalisco, Mexico and came to the United States with her father when she was a year old. She is also a real estate agent for Century 21 Rainbow Properties in Bell, California.
She is Legislative Ambassador for the American Cancer Association, and ACS CAN, Board Member of Friends of Bell Foundation, Board Member for the Southeast Education Foundation, and Board Member of the Salvation Army.
Recently, she was found to have received $100,000, along with other Bell City Council members, and was investigated for stealing money from the City of Bell along with 3 council members, Robert Rizzo, Randy Adams, and Angela Spaccia.
On September 21, 2010, Jacobo was arrested,
along with seven other Bell officials and charged with misuse of city funds and various other charges.
She is one of eight Bell officials and council members sued by then-Attorney General Jerry Brown for fraud, civil conspiracy, waste of public funds and breach of fiduciary duty.
