(Source: Pacific Daily News) Federal subpoenas were delivered Friday to the Guam Housing and Renewal Authority’s main office, GHURA management confirmed Monday.

Albert Santos, GHURA’s interim executive director while Mike Duenas is off island, said while he can confirm subpoenas were served, he couldn’t disclose who was subpoenaed and what information was sought.

The U.S. Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., issued the subpoenas, Santos confirmed.

Santos said all of GHURA’s programs are sound and properly run, including the handling of federal funds.

Main funding source

HUD provides GHURA with most of its funds for various housing programs for low-income families, displaced military veterans, senior citizens and homeless residents, among other clients.

In fiscal 2014, HUD provided GHURA with $42.5 million, of which $31.2 million went toward the Section 8 program, which provided housing rent vouchers for 2,309 Guam families last fiscal year.

HUD asked GHURA in a letter two months ago to repay $577,626 in...