Senior housing department official loses job after allegations of corruption
Source: The Guardian
One of the most senior officials in Ben Carson’s housing department has lost his job after the Guardian disclosed his link to a colleague accused of fraud and a federal watchdog received allegations of corruption in his office.
Johnson Joy departed from his position as chief information officer Carson’s Department for Housing and Urban Development (Hud) on Tuesday. A Hud spokesman said Carson accepted Joy’s resignation. Two sources familiar with the situation said Joy was escorted from the department headquarters by security.
Joy had been running an opaque religious charity with Naved Jafry, a senior adviser to Joy at Hud, who previously resigned after the Guardian found he had exaggerated his biography and been repeatedly sued for alleged fraud.
Joy’s departure on Tuesday came as the Guardian was preparing a new article on a complaint filed by Joy’s former executive assistant, which alleged that she was fired from her job because she raised concerns about possible corruption in Joy’s office.
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Jon Swaine in New York
Tue 20 Mar 2018 15.30 GMT
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/20/ben-carson-hud-official-corruptions-claims
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