Federal government joins whistle-blower suit against L.A. over housing for the disabled – Los Angeles Times
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Mei Ling speaks outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles. The U.S. is joining a whistle-blower lawsuit filed by Ling and a housing nonprofit that alleges L.A. improperly received federal funds by falsely claiming it was following laws that require accessible housing.
(Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
By Emily Alpert Reyes,
David Zahniser
June 7, 2017 5:25 PM PT
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The United States is joining a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges the city of Los Angeles illegally reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding by falsely claiming it was providing sufficient housing for people with disabilities, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Under the law, certain federally funded housing projects must provide a percentage of units that are accessible to people with disabilities. The city had [...]
