Catherine Brown, 48, was accused of falsifying information on official CHA documents and collecting subsidized rent even though she was the joint owner of a CHA property, according to the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
Brown was charged with theft of government property over $100,000, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison, and three counts of forgery."For years, Ms. Brown defrauded the CHA Housing Choice Voucher program and received over $100,000 in voucher payments to live in a house she owned," Kathryn Richards, Inspector General at the Chicago Housing Authority, said in a statement.
Brown was accused of omitting a household member and their income on official CHA documents. The Illinois Attorney General's Office also said she omitted her ownership interest to illegally collect CHA benefits.