Malliotakis is now calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate these lucrative shelter contracts for potential fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars.
Call on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate New York City homeless shelter contracts for potential fraud, waste, and corruption.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate no-bid contracts tied to many New York City homeless shelters, saying the contracts raised serious concerns about corruption and potential misuse of taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment involving a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that operated homeless shelters in New York City, alleging embezzlement, bribery, and kickback schemes tied to shelter contracts.
AP reported that federal prosecutors arrested Frank Carone in a bribery case tied to a $6.8 million migrant shelter contract, alleging he accepted about $120,000 to steer the award to a hotel that city social services had previously rejected.
Assessments
Malliotakis publicly called on the Justice Department to investigate NYC homeless shelter contracts during her current term, which satisfies the claim as written. Later DOJ corruption cases in the same policy area do not materially change that she made the requested call; they only provide context that the issue was actively under federal scrutiny.
The promise was to call on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate New York City homeless shelter contracts for potential fraud, waste, and corruption. The April 24, 2026 evidence shows Malliotakis did make that federal investigation request while serving in Congress, satisfying the promised action. A related DOJ indictment supports the broader concern but is not necessary to establish delivery because the promised act was the call/referral itself, not securing a DOJ investigation or prosecution.