HUD says Lumbees must repay more than $98,000
PEMBROKE, NC (AP) — The federal housing agency says the Lumbee
Indian Tribe must repay more than $98,000 in misspent money.
The Fayetteville Observer reports that the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development initially said the tribe misspent $115,000.
Tribal chairwoman Sharon Hunt says she intends to further
appeal.
Most of the money stems from a contract with a Washington, D.C.,
consulting firm hired to help the tribe earn federal recognition
and assist in its housing program.
The federal agency says the tribe must reimburse $62,000 for
hiring the firm without a competitive bid process.
It also says the tribe paid a contractor too much to evaluate
its Boys and Girls Club. The tribe must repay about $25,000 for
that contract, which adjusts her hourly rate from $110 an hour to
$21.
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