>>The Palm Beach County Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that a Boca Raton resident and her alleged landlord submitted two fraudulent applications and supporting information to obtain $17,500 in County-funded COVID-19 emergency rental and food assistance. The Palm Beach County Community Services Department denied additional applications seeking $14,450.00.
Palm Beach County Community Services referred the matter to the Office of Inspector General for investigation. Following the investigation, the OIG referred the case to law enforcement for review.
Fraud involving a fabricated landlord-tenant relationship can divert limited public funds from eligible households facing genuine housing crises and undermine public confidence in assistance programs…