A former general manager of a water district in central California indicted in 2022 on charges of siphoning tens of millions of dollars worth of water from a federal canal and selling it to local farmers and water districts—who has maintained his innocence—is expected to change his plea this month, according to court documents.
Dennis Falaschi, 75, is charged with conspiracy, theft of government property and filing false tax returns, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.
