Case 0:13-cr-60228-RNS Document 15 Entered on FLSD Docket 11/05/2013 Page 1 of 2

UN I TED STATES DI STR I C T C O URT SO UTH ERN D I STR I C T O F FLO RIDA

CASE N O . 1360228CR SCO LA

UNITED STATES O F AM ER I CA
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CAR DR A RO BINSO N,
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AG REED FA CTUAL BASI S FOR G UILTY PLEA

Fr o m i n or ar ound 20 09, t hr oug hi n or a r oun d A ug us t 201 3, CARDR A RO Bm SON

wor k e df ort h e De e r f i el d Be a c h Hous i ng Aut hor i t y( $ $ DBHA' ' ) . DBHA i saI oc algo ve r nme nt
e nt i t ya n d p ubl i c hous i ng a u t hor i t yc o nt r a c t e d by The De pa r t m en t of Hous i ng a nd Ur ba n

De v el o pme nt ( 1 1 HUD' ' )t oa dmi ni s t e rt he Hous i ng Ch oi ce / se c t i on 8 p r ogr a m ( d d se c t i on 8 pr og r a m' ' )i n De e r f i el d Be a ch,Fl o r i da. Unde rt he Se c t i o n 8p r ogr a m,HUD i sa u t hor i ze dt o
pr o vi de f i na nci ala s s i s t a nc et o ai dl ow i n co me f a mi l i es i n ob t a i ni ng a d e ce ntpl a c et ol i ve. As

p a r to ft h i sp r o g r a m,t h eq u b l i ch o u s i n ga u t h o r i t i e s ,I i k e DBHA,a r ea u t h o r i z e dt or e c e i v e a p p l i c a t i o n sf o rh o u s i n ga s s l s t a n c ef r o me l i g i b l el o wi n c o met e n a n t sa n dt oa j r e ewi t hp r i v a t e

l a ndl or ds t os u bs i di z et he r e ntt he yr e c ei v ei na m ou nt sb as e d upon t he t e n an t s 'l n c om es .l nt hi s c as e,t he DBHA a nd t he l a ndl or ds woul de nt e ri nt oa gr e e me nt s ca l l e d Hous i ng As s i s t a nc e

Pa y men t s Con t r a c t s( : V HAP Con t r a c t s ' ),whe r e i nt h eh ous i ng s ubs i dy i sp ai d di r e c t l yt ot h e

I a n dl o r db yt h e DBHA o nb e h a l fo ft h ep a r t i c i p a t i n gt e n a n t .F o rt h i sp u j p o s e ,t h e DBHA

mai n t a i ne d ac he c ki ng a c c ounta tBa nk ofAm e r i ca f ort h e Se c t i on 8 pr ogr a m ,l nt o whi c hf e de r al HUD s ub s i di e swe r e dep os i t e d. The Ban k of A mer i c aa c c ou nt w a sa l s o us e df or pa yi ng t he Sect i on 8 pr ogr am par t i ci pa t i ng l andl or ds.
Fr om i n or ar ound Jul y 2012,t hr ough i n or ar ound August 20l3,ROBI NSON was i n char ge of di s bur s i ng t he HUD m oni es i nt he DBHA checki ng account at Bank of Am er i ca t o par t i ci pa ti ng Sect i on 8 pr ogr am I andl or ds pur s uant t ot he HAP Cont r ac t s. I nJ ul y 201 2, ROBI N SON opened a per s onalbank account i n her nam e w i t h Bank of A m er i ca f or t he sol e pu m os eo f di ve r t i n gt he Se ct i on 8 f unds t o he r pe r s on al ba nk a c c oun t . To a c c om pl i s ht h e di ver si on of f unds,RO Bm SON changed t he r out i ng num berand bank num ber f or s om e oft he I andl or d paym ent st o herpers onalbank account . To avoi d de t ect i on,ROBm SON keptt he nam e oft he l andl or di nt he pa ym entand woul dt hen voi dt he paym enti nt he DBHA i nt er nalpaym ent s ys t em af t er t he paym ent was r ecei ved i n her account . Subs equent l y, she woul d m ake t he paym entt ot he cor r ectl andl ord.
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RO BI N SON a dm i t t e dt ha ta s i de f r om us i ng s om e of t hes e moni es t op ay f or he r da ug ht e r ' sc ol l e ge exp e ns e s ,s he us e dt he s t ol e n m one yt oa i d ex t e n de df a mi l yme m be r s .f r i e nds and f or her own per s onal us e. ROBI NSON cont i nued di ver t i ng t he Sect i on 8 f unds w i t hout be i ng de t e c t e d unt i lA ugu s t201 3. On ora bou tJ ul y 26,201 3,a r e pr e s e nt a t i ve ofa l a ndl or d by t he n a me ofI ndyma cc a l l e d DBHA t oi nqui r ea bouta$1 , 483 pa y me ntt ha tt he y di d no tr e c ei v e i n D ecem ber201 2. ROBm SON ver i t sed t he paym entw i t h a Bank ofAm eri ca m anager . 0n or aboutJul y 31,2013,t he Bank ofAm eri ca m anagert ol d RO BI N SON t hatt he Decem berpaym ent went t hr ough but not t ot he account num ber wher ei tw as s uppos ed t o go. RO Bm SON t he n checked her bank account on oraboutA ugus t 1,2013,and veri t s ed t hatt he Decem ber paym ent wa s one of t he pa ym e nt st ha ts he di ve r t e dt o he r pe r s onalba nk ac c ou nt . Subs e que n t l y,on or a bou tAugus t2,201 3,RO BI NSON co nf e s s e dt o he rs upe r v i s ort ha ts he ha d be e n di ve r t i ng HUD m oni est o herper s onalaccount .

Be t we enJ ul y 201 2a nd Au gus t201 3,ROBI NSON di ve r t e d $279, 31 5. 1 2ofHUD moni e s

i n t o he rp e r s ona lb an ka c co unta tBa nk ofA m e r i c af orh e rown us ea nd t he us eo fot he r s .

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