Former City Of Marietta Employees And Landlords Indicted For Section 8 Housing Fraud

2014 Public Housing Authorities

DOJ HUD EPA HHS-OIG Section 8 Fraud

Penalty

$4 million

Outcome

Former City Of Marietta Employees And Landlords Indicted For Section 8 Housing Fraud

Details

ATLANTA - Shantel Bowens, Debbie Bailey, and Babatunde “Babs” Abass have been arraigned on charges of stealing funds from the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as “Section 8,” which provides rental assistance to low-income families. “These defendants stole federal funds designed to help families afford safe and decent housing,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “In addition, the two defendants who were employed by the City of Marietta violated the public trust by

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