Stunning discoveries reveal Houston Housing Authority’s lavish spending habits

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @AmberLynn87
    @AmberLynn87 21 час назад +279

    They need to face criminal charges

    • @stevemoore-nx8cq
      @stevemoore-nx8cq 17 часов назад +3

      No sh**.

    • @kingslakr
      @kingslakr 16 часов назад +3

      And fined

    • @orcuttnyc
      @orcuttnyc 8 часов назад

      Just like Americas elected self serving indicted felon orange crook.

    • @JesusGarcia-en3pj
      @JesusGarcia-en3pj 8 часов назад

      For eating crab?

    • @GalokVonGreshnak
      @GalokVonGreshnak 7 часов назад +1

      This is the dumbest comment theme in all of history.
      _"Hey, somebody should do something. Better post on RUclips."_
      Remember kids, you too can be a Luigi

  • @TheCosmicThread11
    @TheCosmicThread11 20 часов назад +167

    5 people spent half a million dollars of government funding for people on the verge of homelessness..

    • @LMBee00
      @LMBee00 21 минуту назад

      Yep and why does it appear to mainly be the usual suspects, or am I seeing things 👀

  • @HeyTexasItsMe
    @HeyTexasItsMe 20 часов назад +145

    Great reporting!! Houston needs a clean sweep!

    • @nicolemorton89
      @nicolemorton89 17 часов назад

      They can always do what la is doing, and what they did during covid...I'm sure eventually, Houghston will get theirs too. Keep in mind, be careful what you wish for, LA should be very closely observed as our new example of what's to come. Along with that is the sad truth about economy and social status, according to the sick minds of the ELITE. So, take note how EASY IT IS TO BECOME HOMELESS. TO THINKall those poor people, in a SHELTER, and they aren't even DRUG ADDICTS OR MENTALLY ILL ....yet....that usually comes along later, a common effect of.....being homeless, not the cause. So, just a reminder, the WORLD is being ELEVATED upgraded, to even low income and poverty stricken has a higher standard. But, at least all those wastes of space that will soon fill the air and lungs of us all, won't be an eyesore anymore. Man,what a disgrace.

  • @jcmib7
    @jcmib7 21 час назад +133

    Don't worry everyone. We will all hear the city and county telling us that there's no money and they need taxes to be raised again and again. At this point taxes are no longer for services for the citizens but to fund lavish life styles of those who are supposed to help us.

  • @texashogenforcement2750
    @texashogenforcement2750 18 часов назад +75

    Over $500,000 can you imagine how many people that are homeless and Veterans that could’ve been help
    Level of corruption and entitlement is absolutely disgusting and disgraceful
    Again these people need to be held accountable and have to pay all of it back

  • @jcc9thSI1917
    @jcc9thSI1917 20 часов назад +74

    I can confirm that steak 48 is good steak and yes except to leave with a tab of min 500. Crazy how they are using public money for lavish lives. Politicians are thief’s.

    • @nicolemorton89
      @nicolemorton89 17 часов назад

      They are also murdered. And I wonder, if they are criminals,and also elected officials and paid for by tax payers, what does that say about the community?! Nothing, lol just like why they do it, "cause what you gonna do about it?....lol nothin lol

    • @MoneyVisionsTV
      @MoneyVisionsTV 15 часов назад +2

      My tab was $200

    • @jasonmoses7785
      @jasonmoses7785 8 часов назад +1

      Ain’t that good for that price… a fool and his gold

    • @orcuttnyc
      @orcuttnyc 8 часов назад

      Just like Americas elected self serving indicted felon orange crook.

  • @triggertimetraining6963
    @triggertimetraining6963 20 часов назад +131

    He looks like he eats 6 times a day

  • @THEONENONLYMJO
    @THEONENONLYMJO 22 часа назад +115

    Wow craziness. Every housing authority should be investigated. I bet they are all doing the same thing.

    • @Daylight-nu3rt
      @Daylight-nu3rt 19 часов назад +5

      NY HA did the same thing.

    • @girlwithnoniche7852
      @girlwithnoniche7852 2 часа назад

      And they are…..then credit cards can be used for business lunch. There is no limited on the amount of

    • @girlwithnoniche7852
      @girlwithnoniche7852 2 часа назад

      And they are…..then credit cards can be used for business lunch. There is no limited on the amount and they can travel from state to state. Attending government conferences all expenses paid with government money

  • @Smaulls
    @Smaulls 21 час назад +84

    Why are they paid severance when they voluntarily resign?

    • @Noneofyabusiness1
      @Noneofyabusiness1 13 часов назад +9

      They have a weak HR Director and team. There is no way, I would have allowed them to get a penny. I would have fought them tooth and nail. This is what happens when HR doesn't do checks and balances.

    • @andye5724
      @andye5724 13 часов назад

      Because before that Crook Sylvester left he gave them extended 6 year contracts. Had to pay them so they can quit. Houston voted for that nepotism clown, his ppl giving contracts to family and friends. Couple coworkers even told me they voted for him because he's black. Hopefully this new mayor to fix this mess.

    • @MsAnn4928
      @MsAnn4928 13 часов назад +6

      Absolutely… seems to me they’ve spent their severance. They should be locked away and pay restitution. What a joke

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад +4

      It's protection money so they don't come back with a discrimination suit.

    • @Yeah_eatsht
      @Yeah_eatsht 11 часов назад

      Contract of employment...

  • @rooksandcastles
    @rooksandcastles 9 часов назад +11

    That man never missed a meal, at all.

  • @doramena1267
    @doramena1267 19 часов назад +36

    Those former employees need to be prosecuted nd jailed nd made to repay back these funds. These monies are for people who really need it like that poor lady! Houston elected officials what are you doing with ur time if ur not paying attention to these kind of stealing of funds

    • @luzanderson3035
      @luzanderson3035 18 часов назад +2

      @@doramena1267 thank you my friend have a bless day

  • @janemm1567
    @janemm1567 20 часов назад +34

    Nice job Amy of pulling out their dirty laundry. But it would be more valuable to interview the mayor with all the receipts in front of him. Let him tell us what his office plan’s is. Someone needs to be held accountable.

    • @poppasmurf2044
      @poppasmurf2044 17 часов назад +2

      Housing Authority is federal.

    • @carol8733
      @carol8733 15 часов назад +3

      These guys were under sylvester turner's administration. He is the one who should be question. Whitmire has been transparent and encourages Amy to do her investigations.

  • @Cucumberflavoredmustard
    @Cucumberflavoredmustard 20 часов назад +44

    That dude made WAY more than 6 trips to the steakhouse. And then he stiffed the server on a $1254 tab? What a clown.

    • @asianangler
      @asianangler 17 часов назад +3

      that's why some restaurants have mandatory or automatic tip fee included

    • @poppasmurf2044
      @poppasmurf2044 17 часов назад +3

      Hopefully, he tipped in cash. I really hope he didn't stiff that server.

    • @asianangler
      @asianangler 17 часов назад

      @@poppasmurf2044 there's a reason many wait staff avoid waiting on a black table lol....

    • @Cucumberflavoredmustard
      @Cucumberflavoredmustard 16 часов назад +6

      @@poppasmurf2044 I doubt it. Obviously his whole mission was not to spend any of his own money.

    • @Kuulei265
      @Kuulei265 14 часов назад +2

      This was to impress someone. Spreading cash around like water out of a sieve. Disgusting.

  • @Pj287.
    @Pj287. 21 час назад +44

    They don’t need credit cards. Pre approval for travel expenses should be done ahead of time to stop this crap

    • @Noneofyabusiness1
      @Noneofyabusiness1 13 часов назад +4

      Let them pay for it out of their pockets and then reimburse them after submitting receipts.

    • @987654321wormy
      @987654321wormy 2 часа назад +1

      ​@Noneofyabusiness1 in my army unit, our cards were only turned on when we traveled and a daily meal and hotel perdiem was included based on the location traveled. If you went over that amount you had to pay the overage out of your own funds. It appears there was absolutely no oversight in the agencies credit card use.

  • @wolfensteinman7978
    @wolfensteinman7978 19 часов назад +26

    So this is why our taxes are going up without anyone being held accountable

  • @gilberthurtado1984
    @gilberthurtado1984 20 часов назад +54

    $500.00 meal and a $10.00tip

    • @israeliqueen153
      @israeliqueen153 17 часов назад +2

      ur getting 5 cents dammit! 5 cents! lmao!

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад +3

      I doubt they tipped at all.

    • @sir1junior
      @sir1junior 8 часов назад

      Fax it wasn't even they money They could have just went ahead and tipped appropriately

    • @user_19860
      @user_19860 6 часов назад

      They think they’re above everyone else.

    • @ZamBeeHunter
      @ZamBeeHunter 6 часов назад

      Where are you coming up with a $10 tip? Bill was $502.xx and total was $582.xx, tip $80 or 16%

  • @clarkrodriguez3455
    @clarkrodriguez3455 19 часов назад +50

    Even in power these people really are keeping the stereotypes alive.

    • @GrizzlyBear-l7o
      @GrizzlyBear-l7o 18 часов назад +5

      You should look up what the city manager of Los Angeles was doing with taxpayers 💰 🤑

    • @godschild4988
      @godschild4988 11 часов назад +2

      You can't put 🌚 anywhere.

    • @orcuttnyc
      @orcuttnyc 8 часов назад

      Just like Americas elected self serving indicted felon orange crook.

    • @brandonclark8395
      @brandonclark8395 5 часов назад

      So Caucasians don't steal or misappropriate funds?

  • @markw208
    @markw208 21 час назад +37

    Have any of those involved apologized or spoken publicly?

  • @mimirw8031
    @mimirw8031 21 час назад +39

    Lol. I worked for the gov and a non profit..... If only you could see how money is moved around. So this is really no surprise

  • @Fac3l3ss1
    @Fac3l3ss1 20 часов назад +28

    They should have to pay every cent back + interest and spend some time in jail!

  • @Bird-y8l
    @Bird-y8l 21 час назад +17

    I had this feeling when I was living in the housing authority my rent was $1,019. I hope this news lady is protected ❤

  • @midengineZ06
    @midengineZ06 21 час назад +29

    Corruption at it's finest 😂😂😂

  • @user-yz3uz4ny8j
    @user-yz3uz4ny8j 13 часов назад +10

    This is just city level. Cant imagine states like California....

  • @HairHoFla
    @HairHoFla 16 часов назад +12

    He doesn't look like he's skipped any meals

  • @JamailWilliams-i7w
    @JamailWilliams-i7w 21 час назад +26

    Big fat trick

  • @veronicamurillo398
    @veronicamurillo398 19 часов назад +9

    They need to be made accountable for all their spending.

  • @tai8920
    @tai8920 17 часов назад +7

    Why wasn’t this dept/these ppl audited??! These criminals need to be held accountable OFFICIALLY CHARGED in a court of Law, and PAY BACK ev single penny.

  • @AdamThomasCo
    @AdamThomasCo 19 часов назад +11

    WE NEED EVERY DOLLAR TRACKED ON A LEDGER !!

  • @DavidB7474
    @DavidB7474 16 часов назад +9

    I thought Texas wasn’t paying out reparations.

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад +2

      The whole country is paying them over and over and over and over and over....

  • @derricklangford4725
    @derricklangford4725 15 часов назад +8

    This is why no one wants to hire us for anything and when we do get good jobs like this people say that we're really not qualified for them and it's just a DEI appointment.

  • @davidweeks8131
    @davidweeks8131 20 часов назад +14

    Keep up the good work! They should be made to pay it back!

  • @riot057
    @riot057 21 час назад +23

    Make them pay back all of that money with interest
    That's the lightest sentence they should get

    • @hienchau4865
      @hienchau4865 20 часов назад +1

      Hope Kim Og do something about it, they needed to pay back all that tax payers money

  • @oll1998
    @oll1998 11 часов назад +6

    Waaat? Government waste, spending and corruption? Say it isn't so!
    ... I'm a Republican but I'd vote for this new mayor in a heartbeat. He's an old school Dem, the kind who is more interested in fixing stuff than opening unisex bathrooms.

  • @losedomis9300
    @losedomis9300 19 часов назад +8

    It’s crazy that’s absolutely nothing will happen to these con artists. We are the ones who will face the consequences.

  • @AlanZapp
    @AlanZapp 14 часов назад +8

    "I'm surprised by this behavior!"
    -nobody

  • @andyleo8418
    @andyleo8418 20 часов назад +16

    DEI spending looks about right.

    • @beautifulloser8074
      @beautifulloser8074 18 часов назад

      No clue what DEI means..😂 Diversity, Equality, Inclusion….

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад +1

      They purport that it means diversity, equity, and inclusion. How about doing the EQUITY part and repaying the taxpayer money???

  • @serg320
    @serg320 21 час назад +17

    Anyone surprised?

  • @charlieflo9872
    @charlieflo9872 10 часов назад +3

    They need jail time. Anybody committing crimes should have all government hand outs cancelled

  • @magnoliav12
    @magnoliav12 17 часов назад +3

    I worked in Harris County Communications and management was ALWAYS jet setting around the country. I bet they racked up just as much on the County tab. I once told one of them that the place is top heavy in bloated management and his reply was, "NO, its LIGHT on the bottom" Geez, I put in my time and got out of there.

  • @KDragon1117
    @KDragon1117 8 часов назад +2

    Man eating that much and couldnt even leave a extra tip. Im about to start working in these fields to help clean house

  • @beckamarie2438
    @beckamarie2438 16 часов назад +5

    Get them out! I eat canned spaghetti and meatballs so I can afford to help my families young and old! We don't need this in TX!

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад +1

      Same here. Starvation before living off other people's taxes.

  • @Mike-fu9hu
    @Mike-fu9hu 16 часов назад +6

    You can't work on a empty stomach

    • @MargDBX
      @MargDBX 10 часов назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @darienford860
    @darienford860 17 часов назад +5

    Remember they face zero consequences zero. Our tax dollars always clean up their mess

  • @texashogenforcement2750
    @texashogenforcement2750 18 часов назад +6

    They need to go to jail ASAP
    They just resign and get off the hook
    Need regular non politician people running for office cause we all keep work they keep taking and we get the same results nothing except the bill

  • @luminoxx5150
    @luminoxx5150 15 часов назад +5

    I’m not going to state the obvious, but we all see it!

  • @AlanZapp
    @AlanZapp 14 часов назад +4

    Hmm. Is that a....trend, I see? Nah, just my silly 'ol brain playin' tricks on me

  • @sixcentsmedia
    @sixcentsmedia 11 часов назад +3

    He ate 48 steaks

  • @NanayLV
    @NanayLV 19 часов назад +5

    They fatten 🐖 themselves up while poor people struggle to eat! Why is it mostly the same type of people who () do the ste aling? It is so SAD!😢

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy 5 часов назад +1

    Bet this happens a lot in other housing authorities.

  • @pancho1150
    @pancho1150 15 часов назад +3

    They need to be charged. Any other citizen would been jailed already.

  • @anitagrant6465
    @anitagrant6465 21 час назад +5

    This is unbelievable, they should be responsible for this

  • @missesha6869
    @missesha6869 21 час назад +7

    He didn’t need a credit card for anything!! Big boy ridiculous

  • @nimo4335
    @nimo4335 18 часов назад +5

    Make them repay every cent!!!

  • @keysandquestions
    @keysandquestions 17 часов назад +3

    a slap on the wrist for this… wow

  • @Cadillaclife2023
    @Cadillaclife2023 4 часа назад

    Reporter: my story won’t be believable if I don’t unzip a bag and pull out an empty container!😂😂😂

  • @Peace-nm6bx
    @Peace-nm6bx 14 часов назад +4

    Oh my GOD!!
    While many are out in the cold bc they are homeless this pair was spending Housing money like crazy!!!
    So why were they allowed to do that? Who supervises them? Who takes audits? Why nobody notice until now?? Disguisting actions.

  •  20 часов назад +5

    This is why people shouldn't pay taxes.

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад

      Figure out how to do that and get back to us, please.

  • @SAFETYWATCHPOLICEPATROL
    @SAFETYWATCHPOLICEPATROL 16 часов назад +4

    These people belong in jail

  • @jayal4346
    @jayal4346 17 часов назад +3

    Great job Amy 👏

  • @someutubchannel69
    @someutubchannel69 19 часов назад +6

    They will be found guilty, but no sentences 😅

  • @Kugelkingroi
    @Kugelkingroi 16 часов назад +3

    They MUST be prosecuted

  • @anderander5662
    @anderander5662 20 часов назад +5

    4 out of 5.....

  • @3rdcoast94
    @3rdcoast94 4 часа назад +1

    Almost every major entity in this city seems to be corrupt. HISD, Harris County Jails, Housing Authority, the list goes on

  • @kittenlittle2009
    @kittenlittle2009 8 часов назад

    Sickening. They need to face federal charges .

  • @W.K.F7
    @W.K.F7 11 часов назад +3

    That's why houston and surrounding areas are going to crap in general texas is going to crap. It pisses me off because it was such a beautiful place before pple had common curtesy.

  • @QuestKedra
    @QuestKedra 21 час назад +6

    Its child support and health and human services as well stealing

  • @Queenwarrior742
    @Queenwarrior742 19 часов назад +3

    I'm a section 8 voucher participant from Houston Housing authority I put a portal in to transfer to another state in June of last year and I'm still waiting. I call them and no one tells me anything.

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад

      Section 8 housing is destroying our neighborhood. We pay our taxes, bills, mortgage by our own sweat. Sux to see people move in who do not even work.

  • @modwhiz
    @modwhiz 21 час назад +6

    They are squeezing the middle class dry dry talking beef jerky dry

  • @hlmf72
    @hlmf72 7 часов назад +1

    I worked for the LCHA (Lake County Housing Authority) and David Northern was the head there - you need to look into the fraud he committed then 2005-2012

  • @Vincent67337
    @Vincent67337 16 часов назад +1

    It is so easy to do that to anyone you want.

  • @sheerwillsurvival2064
    @sheerwillsurvival2064 20 часов назад +5

    Da kings and queens da do wat da want

    • @Diana-yx8dh
      @Diana-yx8dh 19 часов назад

      Huh? Speak real English

  • @hlmf72
    @hlmf72 6 часов назад +1

    He needs to face criminal charges from LCHA to HHA - if they look into David Northern's history he would spend the rest of his life in prison! 2005-2012 is when I was there to see what he was doing he too Alan Jefferies legacy and destroyed it

  • @Kugelkingroi
    @Kugelkingroi 16 часов назад +1

    OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!

  • @carlydiliberto2095
    @carlydiliberto2095 13 часов назад +3

    $1254 bill and didn’t even tip either

  • @elliottmartinez8594
    @elliottmartinez8594 9 часов назад

    Thanks Amy for putting in work for the city

  • @Joe-sg9ll
    @Joe-sg9ll 16 часов назад +2

    DONT EVER INVESTIGATE
    D.E.I
    how dare y'all

  • @Stephanie-vn6ir
    @Stephanie-vn6ir 15 часов назад +1

    None of these employees should even have a credit card!

  • @stevenkirby7478
    @stevenkirby7478 4 часа назад +2

    And nothing will happen to them thanks to DEI

  • @jcal9791
    @jcal9791 3 часа назад

    Closing the gate after the cows are already out, theses practices should already be in place on any agency handling the public’s funds. This is shameful.

  • @George_panagiotis
    @George_panagiotis 26 минут назад

    It blows my mind that there are actually people who think that we should give the government MORE money. You'd have to be insane.

  • @TexasTribleChief
    @TexasTribleChief 19 часов назад +2

    KPRC 2 gets a W for investigating the HAA. Corruption and Fraud

  • @d1o8u1g
    @d1o8u1g 19 часов назад +1

    Which is why taxes should be illegal

  • @mainsocial1105
    @mainsocial1105 15 часов назад +1

    Wow this is honestly crazy smh

  • @mariamorales81
    @mariamorales81 31 минуту назад +1

    Not surprised. Hope our new Mayor fixes it. When you’re spending other people’s money..there is NO BUDGET!

  • @DanielleRobbins-l2l
    @DanielleRobbins-l2l 16 часов назад +1

    I need to speak to someone I'm now living in a hotel because Houston wouldn't pay my rent

  • @pgppe9488
    @pgppe9488 16 часов назад +1

    Please put guard rails in place when we are around money unless you want it stolen.
    The people running the HA should have been sent to jail and there needs to be reform where older Americans are helped instead of healthy able body women.

  • @robingaray8321
    @robingaray8321 10 часов назад

    Enough. We don’t need government. We need people getting together as a. Team and helping each other.

  • @lld9888
    @lld9888 7 часов назад

    Same thing going on in every city across the country

  • @Smitty_34
    @Smitty_34 4 часа назад

    They been living it up meanwhile always saying the budget is low

  • @magdalenoguerrero978
    @magdalenoguerrero978 3 часа назад

    All scammers, need to investigate the people they got into homes also

  • @Jacksonzole57
    @Jacksonzole57 10 часов назад +1

    all of them need jail time

  • @sureucan9366
    @sureucan9366 21 час назад +14

    Notice the DEI hires….just sayin

  • @uniphied3
    @uniphied3 8 часов назад

    Dayum shame....abusing the taxpayers because of their greed. Need to be jailed.

  • @asianangler
    @asianangler 17 часов назад +1

    who were approving these expenses?

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад

      His boss, who looks like he had the same goals.

  • @jacobbonilla1247
    @jacobbonilla1247 10 часов назад

    How many times is this kinda stuff going to happen

  • @williampride6008
    @williampride6008 16 часов назад +1

    The $65 billion Department of Housing and Urban Development has been plagued by mismanagement and scandal in recent decades. Numerous HUD secretaries have used their power to enrich themselves or to confer special benefits on people with political and financial connections. This essay looks at HUD mismanagement during the tenures of four HUD secretaries under three recent presidents:
    Samuel Pierce, 1981-1989, Ronald Reagan's only HUD secretary
    Henry Cisneros, 1993-1997, Bill Clinton's first HUD secretary
    Andrew Cuomo, 1997-2001, Bill Clinton's second HUD secretary
    Alphonso Jackson, 2003-2009, George W. Bush's second HUD secretary
    A root cause of HUD scandals is that the department has a large number of costly subsidy programs, and each involves a tangled web of stakeholders. Many HUD programs divide responsibilities between federal, state, and local policymakers, and they involve private interests such as developers and financial companies. The multiplicity of interests and the complexity of the programs create opportunities for people in the public and private sectors to take personal advantage of programs.

    • @Claudialupper
      @Claudialupper 11 часов назад

      HUD and DOE need to go. People need to earn their way and take care of their own kids.

  • @manbearpig2164
    @manbearpig2164 6 часов назад

    There is no longer any part of government that i trust, zero politicians, zero law enforcement, all i care about is my family

  • @jamesfranklin465
    @jamesfranklin465 18 часов назад +1

    😂😂 at 1 : 07 the bill was 1254 and there wasn't even a tip left. Oops 😂😂

  • @agmcroom2374
    @agmcroom2374 7 часов назад

    All involved should be locked up for corruption and other charges if proven to be true

  • @tamigreene2709
    @tamigreene2709 8 часов назад

    Why were they given any settlements?