April 25, 2022

David H. Wright, former general manager of the LA Department of Water and Power, will spend 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of bribery. Wright accepted bribes from a lawyer to secure a $30 million no-bid contract for the lawyer’s company, Aventador Utility Services LLC, and thereafter accepted the position of CEO after he retired from LADWP. While still in his official capacity at LADWP, he lobbied the board to vote in favor of Aventador’s contract. CDCA

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