AUGUSTA, Maine —
A lawsuit accusing Central Maine Power’s parent company of racketeering and bid-rigging has been dismissed.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has closed an investigation into allegations raised in a lawsuit against the parent company of Central Maine Power.
A former subcontractor, Paulo Silva, CEO of the Pennsylvania-based company Security Limits Inc. claims Avangrid bought unnecessary equipment with the intention of recovering costs through ratepayers.
However, no evidence was submitted in court to back Silva's claim.
Avangrid denied the allegations and described the plaintiff as a disgruntled employee that was “bitter he didn’t win competitive procurements and that his relationship with the contractor soured."
“We are pleased that these false allegations made against CMP in court have been withdrawn and the regulatory inquiry has been closed as well,” CMP CEO Joseph Purington said in a release. “Nothing distracts us from our day in, day out focus on improving reliability and service to our customers.”
Central Maine Power was not mentioned in the dismissed lawsuit.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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