The former executive director of the Clermont Metropolitan Housing Authority, Timothy Holland, has been served with a financial reckoning following a special audit investigation into his improper spending. Funds for recovery totaling a considerable sum of $105,675.76 were issued after a snag of personal purchases and unlawful contracting work, a jarring breach of public trust.
An audit made public on Tuesday, as reported by Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber, details how Holland, who led the Housing Authority since June 2012 until his 2019 expulsion, was implicated in the misuse of the Authority’s credit card and in having Knipp Builders perform $18,746 worth of work on his home that was ill-charged to the Authority which is a clear-cut case of personal gain over public service, with only a portion of the misappropriated funds reclaimed, leaving an outstanding balance of $86,929.76 against Holland.
The investigation into Holland’s activities was a multi-agency effort, including the Auditor of State’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General, and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which culminated in charges being filed in federal court and Assistant U.S. Attorney Ebunoluwa A. Taiwo leading the prosecution, Holland subsequently pleaded guilty to federal program theft, and Knipp Builders to making a false report or statement to the Housing Department…