Eight halfway houses operated by Cedric Dean in the Charlotte area are set to close this weekend, leaving residents scrambling to find new accommodations by Nov. 1.
The closures come after the FBI accused Dean of defrauding the program of millions of dollars, leading to the freezing of his bank accounts and the termination of leases by the landlord.
“This program is amazing cause, like I say, it’s helped a lot of people and it’s definitely helped me a lot,” said Crystal Evans, a resident of one of the halfway houses…