U.S. Virgin Islands' housing authority accused of corruption as federal funding is suspended
Summary
The U.S. government stopped funding the U.S. Virgin Islands' housing authority after finding widespread corruption. Despite almost $2 billion given for hurricane recovery nearly nine years ago, only a small part of the money has been spent.Key Facts
- The U.S. Virgin Islands received $1.9 billion for disaster recovery after two major hurricanes.
- Almost nine years later, only $570,000 of that money has been spent.
- The U.S. government suspended funding due to findings of widespread corruption in the housing authority.
- The housing authority is responsible for managing housing and recovery funds in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands are still dealing with recovery challenges from the hurricanes.
- U.S. Housing Secretary Scott Turner announced the funding suspension.
- The corruption investigation triggered the suspension of federal aid.
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