Scott Turner@SecretaryTurner · Jun 12, 2026

🚨🧵HUD has suspended fraud-filled LAHSA's funding. @WHFraudTF will not allow taxpayer dollars to fuel the homeless…

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HUD has suspended funding to LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) due to multiple instances of fraud and mismanagement, including inability to account for empty hotel rooms, misuse of government funds, false certifications, and a former CEO's conflict-of-interest violations involving $2 million in federal funds.

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#1
🚨🧵HUD has suspended fraud-filled LAHSA's funding. @WHFraudTF will not allow taxpayer dollars to fuel the homeless industrial complex. LAHSA poses a threat to the public. See for yourself ⬇️
#2
1⃣In August 2023, LAHSA could not determine whether it used funding to pay for EMPTY hotel rooms. They failed to record when individuals exited transitional motel housing!
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2⃣In November 2024, the LA County’s Auditor-Controller found that LAHSA misused government money. They used it to pay for ANOTHER government funders’ contract. This was weeks before LAHSA received grant funds to cover the particular cost.
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3⃣During a 2025 assessment, LAHSA failed to provide documentation to verify the existence of nearly 2,300 housing sites for which it was responsible.
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4⃣ ❌LAHSA made false certifications ❌ LAHSA did not have an internal written conflict-of-interest policy until September 2025 ❌ LAHSA failed to establish required safeguards
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5⃣LAHSA’s former CEO resigned after violating federal conflict-of-interest rules by committing more than $2 million in federal funds to her husband’s employer.
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The status quo of funding the failed, fraud-filled homeless industrial complex without results must end.