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Truckee Carson Irrigation District indicted

Truckee Carson Irrigation District indicted
The Associated Press
Posted: 12/03/2008

RENO, Nev.—A federal grand jury in Reno has indicted the Truckee Carson Irrigation District and four of its employees for allegedly falsifying records to secure additional water supplies from the U.S. government.
The four indicted include David Overvold, project manager for the irrigation district based in Fallon. He and the three others are charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, falsification of records, false claims and false statements.

U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott in Sacramento says they allegedly inflated data from 2000 though 2005 regarding the efficiency of the district's water deliveries as part of a scheme to secure additional water credits from the bureau to boost supplies primarily for Nevada farmers and ranchers.
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