FBI Alleged Ex-LA City Attorney Lied During Probe of 2019 Water Department Billing Scandal

Published on May 21, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alleged that former Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators during a probe into a lawsuit concerning the city’s mishandling of the Department of Water and Power’s flawed billing system rollout, according to recently unsealed documents. In a 1,425-page affidavit, FBI agents alleged that Mr. Feuer lied about his knowledge of the Department of Water and Power’s (DWP) payment to settle the lawsuit over the billing scandal, which led to significant overcharges for numerous customers. “Multiple sources of evidence provide probable cause to believe that Feuer obstructed justice [and] made materially misleading statements to the FBI … that allowed the City to settle multiple class actions on the City’s preferred terms,” FBI Special Agent Andrew Civetti wrote in the 2019 affidavit....

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