Wright is expected to be sentenced April 26. He admitted in his plea agreement that he accepted kickbacks and participated in ``corrupt schemes'' while leading the municipal utility.The cases against Wright and Paradis were the first criminal charges arising out of the investigation into the billing system rollout and subsequent litigation. The failed system led to many customers receiving wildly inflated bills.
Wright was the DWP general manager from September 2016 until July 2019, when prosecutors say he was removed from office by Garcetti after the FBI conducted searches of the DWP and the City Attorney's Office.
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