Aug 1, 2025
LCCN Exposé Leads to State Tax Fraud Allegation in Central Basin Contract Scandal
August 1, 2025 In early July, Los Cerritos Community News reported—backed by documentation—on a $500,000 no-bid contract awarded to MV Cheng and Associates by Central Basin Municipal Water District. The contract had been pushed through by Board President Nem Ochoa and Directors Joanna Moreno, Juan Garza, and Gary Mendez, in apparent violation of recommendations made in the State Auditor’s 2015…