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A man contracted by the city and county of Los Angeles to house and feed up to 600 homeless people was arrested for allegedly misusing tens of millions of dollars to live a luxurious life. 42-year-old Alexander Suker was taken into custody as exclusive Fox video shows the early-morning federal bust at the LA mansion. Suker’s $125,000 Land Rover was seized, and authorities say he defrauded the city and county of Los Angeles out of $23,000,000, covering a mansion and car, a second home in Greece, luxury vacations, designer clothes, and private schools.
Prosecutors say Suker was supposed to provide three nutritional meals a day to the homeless, but during one inspection he only had canned beans and ramen noodles on hand. The FBI says Suker lied about various aspects of his supposed “abundant blessings,” including fake vendors, facilities, and the homeless actually receiving meals. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles notes they are actively investigating at least 12 other similar fraud cases in California. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Asele says there’s a tremendous amount of fraud in this state and that today’s bust of one man who misused $23,000,000 alone may show how little oversight there is.
California was pushing this money out quickly, with a lot of money going out the door, Asele adds, with frankly very little vetting and very few checks and balances, and Suker is one of the individuals who benefited.
The suspect is scheduled to make his first appearance later today. He faces up to twenty years if convicted on the federal case. The local district attorney is also planning on prosecuting.