When he was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson was subjected to withering criticism from leftist Democrats.
They challenged his credentials for the post, arguing he couldn’t do the job because of his lack of political experience.
In just a matter of a few weeks, Carson has shown he is more than up to the task of managing the massive agency. He ordered an Inspector General (IG) to audit the agency in order to get a real grasp on HUD’s financial condition.
What was uncovered is a shocking amount of waste and financial mismanagement, which Carson has made public. Learn more about the scope of the bookkeeping errors that plague HUD on the next page.
Was this agency (and every other agency) not audited annually? Every non-profit is required to be audited at least annually. Our government agencies manage billions of dollars every day!
Sloppy at best…corrupt at worst. Shame on us!
Why has no one been arrested?
Ought to auction all of huds assets off to pay tax payers back. Sorry to all public housing recipients.
I thought the same thing
Where is the media on this? If they want to rebuild their credibility they need to actually check into stories like this!
He doesn’t know his$#%&!@*from a hole in the ground.
http://www.snopes.com/carson-hud-accounting-errors/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social
Well it’s only a Half Trillion Dollars!!! Why would CNN care about that?
Such a surprise.
SNOPES…Mostly False. You might do some background checking an get your facts straight…
Accounting. Accountability. Take a good account of oneself. Called to account. Take into account. Liable and answerable. ABOUT FRIGGING TIME.