From the New York Post: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is investigating whether Colorado providers helped nearly 3,000 people swindle taxpayer money from Uncle Sam, The Post has learned.
The investigation comes after an internal HUD audit found that benefits were granted to 221 dead people, while another 87 were otherwise ineligible.
The department also said that another 2,519 beneficiaries will need to undergo additional verification.
“From deceased tenants to individuals receiving HUD housing benefits who were never supposed to, the Department has questions for HUD-supported housing providers in Colorado, and we expect prompt answers and enforcement action,” a HUD spokesperson told The Post.
The report explains that the fraud was prominent in the Denver Housing Authority, but occurred in most all of the state’s 59 public housing agencies.
HUD will reportedly be requiring housing providers to reimburse federal funds that went to ineligible individuals and face additional sanctions if they fail to comply.
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Earlier this month, HUD Sec. Scott Turner announced that his office has found that between 2021-24, the foreign-born population accounted for more than 60% of rental demand growth.
HUD Sec. Scott Turner just released a bombshell report that found between 2021-24, the foreign-born population accounted for more than 60% of rental demand growth.
Over +6 MILLION foreigners in that time. pic.twitter.com/tijIydamgp
— Colorado Republican Party (@cologop) December 11, 2025
On November 25, a long list of Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit against HUD over the agency’s efforts to clean up the fraud and make sure only eligible people are receiving HUD benefits.
On Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s effort to make the planned changes.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, announced Friday, “Today, a federal judge blocked illegal HUD changes that would have put 2,600 Coloradans at risk of losing housing. The ruling preserves critical homelessness funding.”
Today, a federal judge blocked illegal HUD changes that would have put 2,600 Coloradans at risk of losing housing. The ruling preserves critical homelessness funding.
Read more about the original lawsuit: https://t.co/pv6VqGwBJl pic.twitter.com/78rJFVOgU7
— Colorado Attorney General (@COAttnyGeneral) December 19, 2025
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