Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted the former city administrator of Vernon, California, an industrial city that borders scandal-plagued Bell, on three felony counts after an investigation into questionable business practices.

Court documents show that Donal O'Callaghan has been indicted on two counts of conflict of interest and a count of public officer crime related to the misappropriation of public funds.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the counts against O'Callaghan, 54, involve an alleged misappropriation of more than $140,000.

"The law prevents public officials from making contracts the have a personal interest in and Mr. O'Callaghan made a contract that paid his wife money," said deputy District Attorney Max Huntsman. "We're alleging he paid her more than $140,000."

The grand jury was looking into business deals between O'Callaghan and his wife, Kimberly McBride.

According to Vernon city records, the city hired McBride in 2009 as a $40-per-hour consultant and for "administrative account services."

"It's preposterous that he was indicted for the hiring of his wife, which was done with the knowledge and consent of the city attorney and the City Council of Vernon," defense lawyer Mark Werksman told CNN.

"We are seeing an overreaction and hysterical response to the scandal in neighboring Bell," he said. "They are looking for examples of municipal government corruption behind every bush. But it isn't here."

Huntsman disagreed with Werksman's contention.

'I think it's a reaction to Vernon, which has a long history of criminal behavior by public officials. We heard complaints against Mister O'Callaghan, looked into the law and found a basis for the charges," Huntsman said. "The fact that it coincides with criminal charges against officials in Bell has to do with raised public awareness about corruption in municipal governments."

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What borders Bell?
2. What is that?
3. Where?
4. How is Bell described?
5. Who was indicted?
6. On how many counts?
7. For what?
8. How much money was involved?
9. What is his name?
10. How old is he?
11. Who did he hire?
12. What is her name?
13. When did that happen?
14. Who is Max Huntsman?
15. Who is Mark Werksman?
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1. Vernon
2. An industrial city
3. California
4. Scandal-plagued
5. The former city administrator
6. Three
7. Questionable business practices.
8. $140,000
9. Donal O'Callaghan
10. 54
11. His wife
12. Kimberly McBride
13. 2009
14. District Attorney
15. Defense lawyer
16. CNN.
17. Werksman's contention.