Spring Valley, NY – HUD, DA Investigate Clients Of Section 8 Program

Spring Valley, NY – HUD had asked the Rockland District Attorney’s Office for help in obtaining unspecified records from the Spring Valley office regarding Section 8 housing, county District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said. “The records were obtained,” he said.

When asked about the action, Adam Glantz, a spokesman for HUD in New York City, said: “Allegations of waste, fraud and abuse are handled by the inspector general.”

Agents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office in New York City and members of the Rockland District Attorney’s Office were at the Spring Valley HUD office yesterday collecting information on Section 8 housing.

Spring Valley Attorney Bruce Levine said he was in his office at Village Hall when the enforcement officers arrived and that he examined a subpoena and search warrant they handed him.

“They wanted to obtain certain records relating to clients of Section 8,” Levine said. “We can’t say what it is. We don’t really know what it is (they were seeking). I reviewed the documents, and we gave them what they wanted. We are cooperating with them fully.” [journalnews]