Pooja LodhiaThree people have been arrested for allegedly stealing and misusing Houston taxpayer dollars that were allocated to affordable housing in Third Ward.Three people have been arrested, and accused of stealing and misusing taxpayer dollars that were supposed to go toward affordable housing.
The city's Midtown Redevelopment Authority was supposed to be working to turn these areas into affordable housing."Unfortunately, our tax dollars, meant to improve the lives of Houstonians, were spent on flashy cars, nice houses, super living, trips, and pornography of all things," District Attorney Kim Ogg said.
Todd Edwards, the redevelopment authority's estate asset manager, was allegedly working with landscape and demolition company owners in a scheme where they pretended to maintain and beautify properties.