Action News Jax Ben Becker investigates new mismanagement questions at the beleaguered Jacksonville Housing Authority that includes hundreds of cases of application fraud and a convicted felon being allowed to move in by Acting Chief Executive Officer Vanessa Dunn when she was the Chief Operating Officer.
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Dunn was named the acting CEO Feb. 2 following the resignation of former CEO Dwayne Alexander.
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According to this internal document in response to an Office of Inspector General investigation, the agency admits applicants and residents provided false or misleading financial information on applications 246 times from January 2020 through August 2023.
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It comes amid multiple new OIG investigations into the agency and an audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Action News Jax first reported in December about two previous OIG investigations.