PHA Problems in SWCC

**Gladys** · 06-05-2012, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by govtstatistic

Pretty much peanuts compared to the amount of money involved in some of these federal scams and political shenanigans being used to steal and defraud money from taxpayers.

perhaps but the collateral damage that is done by them and their customers will be gone which is a blessing.

**govtstatistic** · 06-05-2012, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Gladys

perhaps but the collateral damage that is done by them and their customers will be gone which is a blessing.

and then
and then
all the guilty will be collecting retirements & pensions which will force to taxes to go up even higher

like I said before i should be on the potus team

we can just give everyone a new home and we can end homelessness in america
sort of like healthcare but
stronger & then everyone can contribute to their fair share of the public trough

**topogigio** · 06-15-2012, 04:37 PM

Kelly, who was credited with cleaning up many of the problems in NYC's public housing, apparently had no clue of what he was up against when he came to deal with the out of control and politically influenced corruption that exists at PHA. The $400 million annual budget would appear to be far too much money for the local political powers to entrust to someone who eventually may have uncovered some of the criminal activity at the agency and could have named names in the future.

Shootings, murders and drug activity are still prevalent in or around many PHA properties. Drug gangs operate freely from public housing and scattered site and HCV properties continue to bring crime and blight to our neighborhood. Take a look at the PHA houses on the corner of 22nd and Fitzwater, for example. Every single one of the houses has tenants who are career criminals. Recently, there was a shooting of a dealer who lived at 2136 Fitz. for 32 of his 33 years. The local papers state that he was shot once in the back of the head, execution style, and that he lived on Haverford Avenue. They didn't state that he had recently moved there, and arrest records show a long history of dealing in SWCC and an address at 2136 Fitzwater. The rest of his family is still living in the PHA home where he grew up. Yet, according to HUD and PHA regulations, the family could and should be evicted--even if they were not involved with the criminal activity. Of course, we can't expect anyone at HUD or PHA to enforce their own laws.

Clearly, no one has the ability to fix PHA and the only way to stop the continued waste, fraud and corruption is for PHA to lose all future funding.

PHA chief Michael Kelly, credited with reforms, resigns abruptly

**torts** · 06-15-2012, 05:17 PM

PHA should be executed

**phillycat** · 06-15-2012, 07:25 PM

Can't wait to hear the full story. My guess is he went right from the room where he resigned to the FBI office.

**Hospitalitygirl** · 06-15-2012, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by phillycat

Can't wait to hear the full story. My guess is he went right from the room where he resigned to the FBI office.

We can only hope he did.

**annie** · 06-18-2012, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Hospitalitygirl

We can only hope he did.

Departed PHA head takes new job at DC housing agency

Nah!

**Litter Box** · 06-18-2012, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by annie

Departed PHA head takes new job at DC housing agency

Nah!

Ch 6 has the rest of the story. Affair.

**annie** · 06-18-2012, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Litter Box

Ch 6 has the rest of the story. Affair.

**Litter Box** · 06-18-2012, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by annie

I didn't see anything on the ABC 6 site yet but it was on the air.

**govtstatistic** · 06-18-2012, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by phillycat

Can't wait to hear the full story. My guess is he went right from the room where he resigned to the FBI office.

Would that be considered a new job created ?
how long did he work here?
Did he help solve any problems to deserve such a raise & promotion ?
did he uncover any waste & fraud?
Did he take a test to achieve this new position? Or the old position? (what makes him qualified ?)
What changes has he promoted in the past ( besides political ) ?

**Litter Box** · 06-19-2012, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by annie

From Ch 6 this morning. PHA Director Michael Kelly resigns amid alleged scandal | 6abc.com

Unreal.

**BarryG** · 06-19-2012, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Litter Box

From Ch 6 this morning. PHA Director Michael Kelly resigns amid alleged scandal | 6abc.com

Unreal.

Is there something in the water here? Jesus H Christ.

**topogigio** · 06-19-2012, 05:41 PM

Following reports from several employees at PHA, HUD initiated a review and determined that there was no illegality in Kelly's actions.

What the article doesn't mention is that Kelly appointed his mistress to a senior staff position even though she was not qualified for the post, and that he approved several large pay increases for her.

All of this comes at time when there are still several federal investigations being conducted which will, most likely, end in settlements which would cost the agency, well us, the tax payer, millions of dollars.

And now Harrisburg is discussing giving the agency back to local control? What? When are these people going to learn that PHA is, has been, and always will be an immense failure. Really, what do we have to show for the $400 million spent on an annual basis? Look around our neighborhood and you'll see--drugs, blight, shootings, murder, rape...

PHA chief left after “indiscretion”

**ArcticSplash** · 06-19-2012, 07:06 PM

Can we get an Indian outsourcing firm to run PHA?

**topogigio** · 06-28-2012, 09:17 AM

And it only took the city's probation department 25 years to collect...

Asia Coney pays restitution in 1987 benefits case

**govtstatistic** · 10-28-2012, 06:51 PM

all must be quiet in the west
whatawunderfull city

**govtstatistic** · 10-29-2012, 03:57 PM

After questions began to be raised, the 38-year-old woman who was here on a work visa suddenly resigned three weeks ago and went back to her native country.

Does anyone have any idea from what country she came? or what her native country is ?
kinda hard to find qualified workers these days isn't it ?

**govtstatistic** · 10-30-2012, 09:42 PM

did she look like this ?

Susan Lindauer’s piece of the 9/11 puzzle adds more evidence to support the charge of criminal negligence at the command level and exposes the utter depravity of the Patriot Act.

Even more, as the primary Intelligence Asset for Iraq, she proves that top officials of the Bush regime were fully aware that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction prior to the invasion, and had, in fact, negotiated a peace treaty in order to end UN sanctions.

To tell this truth cost her her job, her freedom and almost her sanity.

awww shucks
am I off topic again
sorry

**bootsywannabe** · 11-01-2012, 05:56 PM

I just love how screw-ups in the Federal Government rarely get fired - instead they get Promoted! Great! I'm sure the latest PHA head needs a new job though at $300k year, and I'm damn sure he won't find one anywhere else outside of HUD.

Here's a neat screen shot of the rear of 1522 Catharine - a PHA home used frequently for drug sales, and where the occupants have been busted with illegal drugs and weapons in the home. Yet PHA won't evict them. Nice.

Here's the back of the place - definitely some doors and windows violations here. PHA did rehab the entire front home though before moving the drug dealers in, so they can have a nice place to sell drugs out of all day and night. 1518 rear is two doors down and is generally not kept up at all either, no sidewalk for instance, or fence/gate. Great job guys, keep up the good work with your $140 million dollars of stimulus funds alone.

1522 Catharine St. - Google Maps

I love this google street view of 1522 Catharine - with the drug addict/prostitute lady from 1533 Catharine st on its steps, looking down to her crew at 1533 Catharine. There's no drug activity between those two addresses though, nawwwwwww

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1520+C...E7HcJQmEoQbEPg