Justice Department Sues New Mexico Property Manager for Sexually Harassing Tenants
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Ariel Solis Veleta, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for sexually harassing female tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Solis was employed as a leasing agent and property manager at St. Anthony Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque between 2010 and 2022.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, alleges that between 2010 and 2022, Solis requested sex acts…
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March 06, 2024
New Mexico Landlords to Pay $42,000 to Resolve Alleged Tenant Abuses Arising from HUD’s Section 8 Low-income Housing Program
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Bertrand Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General, Southcentral Region, announced today that landlords for properties located in Roswell and Albuquerque paid $30,000 and $12,000, respectively to settle allegations that they violated the anti-fraud False Claims Act by charging…
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February 08, 2024
Camp Verde Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Embezzlement of $670,000 from Yavapai-Apache Nation
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Savannah Sandoval, 36, of Camp Verde, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Sandoval also was ordered to pay over $650,000 in restitution. Sandoval pleaded guilty on August 9, 2023, to Embezzlement and Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization.Between August 2017 and May 2022, Sandoval, the former Comptroller and Executive…
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November 14, 2023
U.S. Attorney’s Office announces settlement agreement with Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club over special project grants
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Fred J. Federici today announced a settlement agreement with the Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club to resolve issues involving two special project grants awarded to the Club.
According to the settlement agreement, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded two grants to the Club to purchase land for construction of a new facility. HUD granted the Club $268,245…
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February 24, 2022
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Settlement Agreement with Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club Over Special Project Grants
Club to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Fred J. Federici today announced a settlement agreement with the Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club to resolve issues involving two special project grants awarded to the Club.
According to the settlement agreement, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded two grants to the Club to…
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February 24, 2022