Two Arrests Uncovered in LA Homelessness Funding Fraud Case

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Source: ABC7 Los Angeles
Two Arrests Uncovered in LA Homelessness Funding Fraud Case
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Federal investigators arrested Lakiya Malone for allegedly taking over $180,000 in bribes by signing up 'ghost participants' who were not homeless at homeless housing facilities, and Michael Young, HAL founder, for allegedly funneling millions of LAHSA funds into personal uses such as private vacations and a nightclub, in a crackdown on misused taxpayer money meant to address Los Angeles' homelessness crisis.

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