Alexander Soofer, 42, allegedly used some of the money on a down payment for a $7 million home
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- A California man is accused of stealing $10 million in public funds intended to help the homeless
- Alexander Soofer, 42, allegedly used the stolen funds to purchase a $7 million home, private jet trips and more
- He is currently facing 18 felony charges
A California man is accused of stealing millions of dollars in public funds intended to help the homeless.
Alexander Soofer, 42, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 23, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office.
Soofer, who served as executive director of Abundant Blessings, a Los Angeles-based charity that claimed to help feed and house the city’s homeless, received $23 million in public contracts between 2018 and 2025. He allegedly used $10 million of those funds for his own personal use, per the U.S. Attorney’s Office…