佛罗里达州住房局前经理认罪：盗用近37.9万美元住房补助款买奢侈品
佛罗里达州 Leon County 的 Tallahassee 市——美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室11月2日宣布，Tallahassee 住房局（Tallahassee Housing Authority）前住房选择券项目经理 Lekishaann Huggins（45岁）已在联邦法院认罪，承认39项银行诈骗、1项加重身份盗窃和4项消费型洗钱罪名。她被指在任内侵吞约378,927美元本应用于低收入家庭租金补助的联邦资金。
法院文件显示，Huggins 在2023年至2024年担任住房选择券项目经理期间，利用16名前租户的姓名与档案，虚报40笔并不存在的租金付款，把钱付给一家由她本人控制的公司。住房局经办的这笔资金来自美国住房和城市发展部（HUD）。2025年1月，住房局发现内部追踪系统中出现可疑记录，随即通知执法部门。
调查还发现，Huggins 在2023年和2024年提交了虚假的纳税申报表，谎报收入并伪造表格。作为认罪协议的一部分，她同意没收调查期间查扣的珠宝、服装和配饰。
联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 说：「这名诈骗者把本应为低收入公民提供住房援助的联邦资金装进了自己口袋——用纳税人的钱给自己办豪华节日派对，购买珠宝、名牌手袋和其他奢侈品。」他表示，此案得以及时查处，有赖于联邦层面的反诈骗执法行动。此案由住房和城市发展部监察长办公室（HUD-OIG）与国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）负责调查，Tallahassee 警察局与 Leon County 警长办公室提供协助。
量刑方面，39项银行诈骗罪每项最高可判30年监禁，加重身份盗窃罪须在其他刑期之外另加连续执行的2年监禁，4项洗钱罪每项最高可判10年监禁，另须承担赔偿与资产没收。量刑定于2027年1月12日上午10时30分在 Tallahassee 的美国联邦法院举行，由首席法官 Allen C. Winsor 主持。此前，联邦大陪审团已于2026年7月对 Huggins 提起公诉。
（来源：美国司法部）
Former Florida Housing Authority Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $379,000 in Housing Assistance Funds
Tallahassee, a city in Leon County, Florida — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced on November 2 that Lekishaann Huggins, 45, a former Housing Choice Voucher manager for the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA), has pleaded guilty in federal court to 39 counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and four counts of spending money laundering. Prosecutors say she embezzled approximately $378,927 in federal funds meant to provide housing assistance to low-income residents.
According to court documents, while working as a Housing Choice Voucher manager in 2023 and 2024, Huggins used the names and profiles of 16 former THA tenants to falsely bill 40 non-existent rent payments to a company she controlled. THA administers federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In January 2025, THA notified law enforcement after finding suspicious entries in its tracking systems.
Investigators also found that Huggins filed false tax returns in 2023 and 2024 involving her stated income and falsified forms. As part of her plea, she agreed to forfeit jewelry, clothing, and accessories seized during the investigation.
U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin said: "This fraudster pocketed federal funds intended to provide housing assistance to low-income citizens to instead throw herself a lavish holiday party and purchase jewelry, designer purses, and other luxury items using your taxpayer dollars." The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General, and the Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff's Office.
Huggins faces up to 30 years in prison on each bank fraud count, a consecutive two-year term for aggravated identity theft, up to 10 years on each money laundering count, plus restitution and forfeiture. Sentencing is scheduled for January 12, 2027, at 10:30 a.m. at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor. A federal grand jury had indicted Huggins in July 2026.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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图片来源：图：位于 Tallahassee 的美国法院大楼，美国破产法院设于这栋历史建筑内（资料图）。Carol M. Highsmith 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The U.S. Courthouse building in Tallahassee, home to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court (file photo). By Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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