Also the homeowner was not an Indian and the family was not a low or moderate income family. Officials changed a bid amount so the complainant's company would not get the contract. Officials paid an excessive amount to rehabilitate a mutual help house in Tryon, Oklahoma. Officials violated requirements against conflicts of interest by awarding electrical contracts to the father of the Authority's construction manager. Officials awarded work to contractors who did not have a bond.
Officials use intimidation to control program participants.
Officials ignore the waiting list when assigning families to new houses. Six of the seven allegations are not valid. One is valid, but the matter does not violate HUD requirements. The Sac and Fox Housing Authority did not require contractors to be bonded for housing modernization work under the Comprehensive Grant Program. We concluded the complaints do not justify an in-depth audit of the Authority's programs.