LA Special Counselor To Plead Guilty To $2.2M LADWP Kickback Scheme, Bribing LADWP Officials

Los Angeles CA

30 November, 2021

7:05 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A lawyer who represented the city of Los Angeles in a lawsuit over the L.A. Department of Water and Power billing system has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for receiving $2.2 million in a kickback scheme in which he also bribed multiple LADWP officials. Paul Paradis is expected to plead guilty to a single federal count of bribery, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday. The case is believed to be the first criminal charge to arise out of a federal investigation into the city's handling of the flawed LADWP system and resulting litigation. The failed system led to many customers receiving wildly inflated bills. Read more at CBSLA CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.