Los Angeles homeless funds corruption federal probe 2026
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LA homelessness fraud cases and oversight concerns
HUD Secretary Scott Turner said that the "housing first" experiment failed Americans by warehousing the vulnerable without results.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made a decision to step down from the LAHSA commission.
HUD announced a $4.04 billion Continuum of Care funding opportunity in June.
Federal probe alleges LA homeless funds spent on Tahiti trip, nightclub, luxury cars
Prosecutors allege Mitchell used grant money for personal expenses including bail-bond costs, credit-card debt, family transfers and PlayStation charges.
Soofer admitted obtaining $23 million in public money intended to combat homelessness and pocketing at least $2 million for himself and unrelated businesses.
Michael Young received more than $75 million from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
LA homelessness non-profit workers arrested for alleged corruption
The investigation was led by the homeless fraud and corruption taskforce formed by US attorney Bill Essayli.
The Trump administration suspended federal funding to Los Angeles’s homelessness agency, Lahsa, pending an investigation.
Lakiya Malone is charged with taking more than $180,000 in bribes and kickbacks from Alexander Soofer.