Bombshell evidence White House fraud squad found before snatching funding for LAs largest homeless agency

The White House pulled federal funding from Los Angeles’ largest homeless agency after discovering a bombshell audit that showed millions of dollars in missing public funds, The California Post has learned.The Trump administration’s new task force on fraud announced Thursday it was halting any more cash going to Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.The office, led by Vice President JD Vance, said it was part of a wider crackdown on “fraud and corruption” that they have consistently leveled against California.It also comes amid a wider fight between the White House and the Golden State over the recent elections, with officials claiming they were “rigged” after Spencer Pratt was dumped out.Thursday’s crackdown was sparked by a 2024 audit of tens of millions in taxpayers’ cash that was sent to LASHA to pass on to homeless agencies.Out of the $50.79 million it was handed, the agency could only account for $13.78 million, meaning nearly just over $37 million was unaccounted for.The figures only came to light after a yearslong lawsuit from LA Alliance for Human Rights — made up of homeowners, businesses and homeless people — seeking to find where the cash was going in 2020.The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, which worked with the fraud task force, told The Post the example reflects an astonishing pattern of failures by LAHSA.“LAHSA’s record of fraud, failure, and flagrant mismanagement has abused hundreds of millions of tax dollars per year,” Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement.“This action directly threatens the housing stability of Angelenos who are housed right now because of this funding, with no plan to ensure they don’t end up back on our streets.“This is exactly what I have been concerned about, and why I have pushed for years for the City to build the capacity to manage our own contracts, programs and dollars.”The $50 million figure was part of a wider review of $2.3 billion in homeless spending in ...