Defendants Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Housing Programs of Over $100,000
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Raelene Rodrigues, 62, of Honolulu, Hawaii was sentenced today. Rodrigues was the last of four defendants convicted and sentenced in connection with charges involving a scheme to defraud federally funded local housing programs for over $100,000 from approximately April 2015 to August 2017. Co-defendants Leopoldo Bitte, Jr., 38, of Hilo Hawaii, Gregory Lau, 40, of San Leandro, California, and separately-charged defendant Kalani…
Press release
February 22, 2022
Landlord to Pay $90,000 under the False Claims Act for Violating HUD Rules by Renting Subsidized Section 8 Apartment to Relative
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Mikhail Geneles (“Geneles”), will pay $90,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he illegally claimed subsidies from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) while renting an apartment to his father-in-law in violation of the department’s requirements.
The settlement resolves allegations that, between May 2010…
Press release
July 01, 2021
Landlord to Pay $128,000 under the False Claims Act for Allegedly Renting Subsidized Section 8 Apartment to a Family Member
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dmitry Royzman, will pay $128,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he illegally claimed subsidies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) while renting an apartment to his mother-in-law in violation of the program’s requirements.
The settlement resolves allegations that, between December 2008 and…
Press release
March 08, 2021