LOS ANGELES—A former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) cyber security chief was sentenced to four years behind bars on June 7 for lying to the FBI about his role in a bribery scheme connected to the botched launch of a computerized billing system for the municipal utility.
David Alexander, 54, of Arcadia, admitted lying to investigators about his dealings with Paul Paradis—a New York attorney hired by the L.A. City Attorney’s Office—involving a plan to rig the DWP bidding process to ensure that a multimillion-dollar contract was awarded to a company controlled by the lawyer.
