The money funneled through the contractor to pay for the parties and other improper expenses, the city alleged. A motion filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks to expand the civil lawsuit that the city and the DWP filed last year against PricewaterhouseCoopers. City officials have said it is possible for the DWP to recover millions in damages stemming from that alleged fraud. Because of its botched billing system, DWP officials were unable to bill 180,000 customers for 17 months. Three PricewaterhouseCoopers managers and the contractor used the stolen funds to pay for two “lavish” Las Vegas bachelor parties — one for the consulting firm’s partner in charge in 2011 and another for a firm manager two years later, the documents allege.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 01, 2016 03:17 UTC