US EditionProsecute Bureaucrats for Defrauding Government
- Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa sent a letter to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, alleging mismanagement and abuse within the agency, including employees getting paid while not working from their designated locations for taxpayers.
- Ernst highlighted specific cases of HUD employees accused of abusing taxpayer-funded union time for personal activities, such as taking vacations while claiming to work.
- The letter references a Government Accountability Office report noting HUD's low 7% utilization rate and problems with locality pay accuracy.
- Ernst called for immediate reform and accountability within HUD, stating that American tax dollars should not fund union activity.
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Joni Ernst Reveals More Examples Of HUD Bureaucrats Bilking Taxpayers
By Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation | April 22, 2025 Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa sent a letter Monday highlighting more cases of bureaucrats at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) abusing a program that allows them to do work for unions on the taxpayer’s dime. Ernst detailed how bureaucrats claimed they were carrying out union activities while taking vacations or serving time in jail, while also revealing …
Iowa Senator Ernst Accuses HUD Of Widespread Mismanagement, Calls For Reform
Senator Joni K. Ernst (R-Iowa) has sent a scathing letter to newly confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Scott Turner, alleging significant mismanagement and abuse within the agency. The letter, dated April 21, 2025, details allegations of employees receiving taxpayer-funded salaries while residing outside of their designated work locations, taking unauthorized vacations, and […] Iowa Senator Ernst Accuses HUD Of Widespread…
Senator to Scott Turner: HUD workplace needs reform
With a political ally now at the head of the department, a Republican senator is aiming to garner more scrutiny of federal work policies and practices at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) submitted a letter this week to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, alleging that some HUD workers have received improper payments stemming from remote work policies. She also says they have misused permissible “taxpay…
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