LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former council member in the scandal-ridden city of Bell was given a relatively light sentence Friday of a year in jail, five years’ probation and 1,000 hours of community service for misappropriation of millions in public funds.

Prosecutors expressed disappointment that the sentence was far more lenient than the four years behind bars that they requested for George Mirabal in a scheme masterminded by former City Manager Robert Rizzo.

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