L.A. Controller Cites Fleishman for Overbilling

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

LOS ANGELES Omnicom Group’s Fleishman-Hillard here overbilled the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power by $4.2 million from 1998-2003, according to an audit conducted by city controller Laura Chick.

“What my audit found are millions of dollars in bills that boggle the mind and defy common sense,” said Chick in a statement. “Fleishman-Hillard treated the ratepayers of Los Angeles like a cash cow, milking them for millions.”

Chick’s audit of the DWP’s contract with Fleishman-Hillard began in April.



AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in