Dallas, Texas – A former supervisor with the Dallas Housing Authority will spend two years in federal prison after admitting to a years-long scheme that diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a taxpayer-funded housing program.
Federal prosecutors announced that 50-year-old Joel Ipina, a former maintenance supervisor with the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA), was sentenced on May 21, 2026, in federal court after pleading guilty to theft involving programs that receive government funding.
United States District Judge Jane J. Boyle handed down the sentence and also ordered Ipina to repay $473,641 in restitution…