DALLAS — A former maintenance supervisor with the Dallas Housing Authority has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for orchestrating a yearslong scheme that stole nearly half a million dollars in taxpayer-funded housing money, federal officials announced Wednesday.
Joel Ipina, 50, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to theft concerning programs receiving government funds. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle sentenced him May 21 and ordered him to pay $473,641 in restitution.
Investigators said Ipina worked for the Dallas Housing Authority from 1995 until 2024. In his role, he approved maintenance work orders and selected contractors for repairs and projects tied to housing properties funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…