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Former lawyer sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison in LADWP kickback scheme

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Former attorney Paul Paradis, who represented the LADWP, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for accepting more than $2 million in illegal kickbacks tied to a surge of lawsuits filed against the city because of a computerized billing problem the department ran into when it made a software switch in 2013.

Another person linked to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's decade-old billing debacle has been sentenced to federal prison.Another person linked to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's decade-old billing debacle has been sentenced to federal prison.

Paradis pleaded guilty to one count of bribery last year. He is the third high-ranking LADWP official to be sent to prison. The LADWP is now facing a new lawsuit filed by two current employees and two former employees who allege sexual harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment and other illegal activities.

 

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