Government,
Criminal
Dec. 13, 2021
Ex-LA utility chief on no-bail release after arraignment
The Department of Justice announced David H. Wright agreed to plead guilty to one count of bribery for colluding with former special counsel to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, Paul O. Paradis, a New York attorney who offered to pay Wright a $1 million a year salary if he pushed utility board members to approve a $30 million, no-bid contract for Paradis’ company
The former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power made his first court appearance Friday after agreeing with the U.S. Department of Justice to plead guilty to a bribery charge in connection with a massive litigation scheme that continues to plague the Los Angeles city attorney's office.
David H. Wright did not enter a guilty plea at his appearance via Zoom with his attorney Anthony Pacheco of Vedder Price and was granted re...
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