Man arrested for allegedly utilizing tens of millions in homeless funds for luxurious way of life

California officers have arrested Alexander Soofer, who allegedly used tens-of-millions of taxpayer {dollars} meant to deal with and feed the homeless to fund his lavish way of life, Fox News has discovered. 

Soofer was the manager director of the charity Abundant Blessings, which acquired authorities funding for its work.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli mentioned in a information convention on Friday that Soofer was charged with wire fraud, a felony that carries a most of 20 years in jail.

“I want to tell you a little bit about his organization, Abundant Blessings. It was a South Los Angeles-based charity whose purpose is to help house and properly feed the estimated 72,000 homeless people living in the greater Los Angeles area. His organization received more than $23 million in taxpayer funds for the purpose of housing and feeding the homeless,” Essayli mentioned.

“California was pushing this money out quickly. A lot of money went out the door, with, frankly, very little vetting, very little checks and balances. And, he’s one of the individuals that got it in this organization,” he added.

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Essayli alleged that Soofer offered faux invoices to make distributors seem like professional.

Essayli mentioned that moderately than offering the needy with “at least three healthy, balanced, nutritious meals a day,” which he was allegedly contracted to do, Soofer gave them ramen noodles and a microwave.

Soofer allegedly used the cash to place a down fee on his $7 million mansion, pay for his kids’s personal college tuition and to buy a $125,000 Range Rover, in keeping with Essayli.

Essayli slammed Soofer, saying “He was living the high life while the people suffering, homeless on the streets with no shelter, no food, they’re living out on the streets. People are literally dying, and this guy is out vacationing, buying homes, buying Range Rovers and going shopping.”

Law enforcement took Soofer into custody in a pre-dawn bust at his multi-million-dollar mansion in Los Angeles. Federal authorities, who declare Soofer used the funds to make enhancements on his luxurious residence, later arrived to tow his Range Rover.

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During a information convention on Friday, Essayli hinted that extra fraud arrests would occur sooner or later and urged the general public to be affected person, because it stays an ongoing investigation.

The bust comes after impartial journalist Nick Shirley, who labored to reveal the fraud scandal in Minnesota, advised Congress that the fraud in California could possibly be “worse” than what he discovered within the North Star State. Shirley made the comment in response to a query posed by Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., about whether or not his state was exhibiting related indicators of fraud to what was seen in Minnesota.

“Fraud in California might be even worse than the fraud in Minnesota,” Shirley mentioned. When requested to elaborate, he famous the lacking $24 billion in homeless funds, in addition to varied different initiatives and points that, in his opinion, seem to sign fraud.

Earlier this month, Essayli dubbed Gov. Gavin Newsom the “king of fraud.”

“California has spent $24 billion in the last five years on homelessness, and no one can account for where that money has really gone,” Essayli advised “Fox & Friends” earlier this month.

In April, Essayli launched a job pressure to analyze corruption in California, with a deal with homeless providers. The job pressure has already resulted in federal costs in opposition to two males accused of utilizing actual property initiatives to take advantage of the state’s homelessness system for private revenue.

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Essayli mentioned these instances, which contain tens of millions of {dollars} in alleged fraud, are solely the “tip of the iceberg.”

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