A Westwood man was arrested Friday on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained $23 million in public money intended to combat homelessness and pocketed at least $10 million for personal luxuries, including a $7 million house, private jet travel and a vacation property in Greece.
Alexander Soofer, 42, faces wire fraud charges after federal agents arrested him at his Westwood home Friday morning. He is expected to make his initial court appearance Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.
“California is the poster child of rampant fraud, waste, and abuse of tax dollars,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “The state has facilitated the spending of billions of dollars to combat homelessness, with little to show for it and almost no oversight.”…