St. Paul woman facing homelessness after housing program accused of fraud

The Brief

  • A St. Paul woman said she will likely end up homeless in days because the state stopped paying her housing provider.
  • The state stopped payments to 11 providers who handled housing services for disabled tenants, citing “credible allegations of fraud.”
  • The allegations came after a wave of other recent fraud allegations – and some criminal charges – involving various state programs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) A St. Paul woman is facing homelessness after a state program designed to help disabled tenants grapples with “credible allegations of fraud.”

St. Paul woman fears becoming homeless – again

What we know:

The woman, who did not want to be identified due to the personal nature of her ordeal, said she found her downtown apartment via Housing Stabilization Services – a program the state shut down in August after the FBI raided multiple properties as part of a wide-ranging fraud investigation.

In the case, eight suspects have been charged with federal crimes, and prosecutors said they expect to charge additional suspects.

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