The Trump administration has suspended disaster recovery funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands' housing authority, accusing the agency of widespread financial mismanagement, fraud and allowing billions of dollars intended for hurricane recovery to go largely unused.
Housing Secretary Scott Turner announced the funding freeze after a Department of Housing and Urban Development investigation alleged "widespread financial mismanagement, inadequate fraud controls, false certifications and improper payments" at the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority. The investigation remains ongoing.
