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Lawmakers press HUD OIG on recurring mismanagement at local housing authorities including NYCHA, Milwaukee and Little Rock
Summary
Lawmakers highlighted recent bribery prosecutions at NYCHA and alleged misuse of rental-assistance funds in Milwaukee and Little Rock, and asked HUD’s acting inspector general how the department can better supervise troubled housing authorities.
Members of the House Financial Services subcommittee used examples from New York City, Milwaukee and Little Rock to illustrate what they described as widespread failures of local public housing authorities and the challenges HUD faces in supervising them.
Citing recent events, members noted that New York City Housing Authority prosecutions last year led to 70 bribery charges in one day. Representative Garbarino recounted OIG findings that NYCHA did not assess fraud risks across its organization and lacked a structured, proactive fraud-risk program. Begg said NYCHA is "sophisticated" and ahead of many…
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