HUD Regional Administrator Lynne Patton conducts a town hall meeting at Queensbridge Houses in New York City, March 2019.

Former HUD Official Admits To Violating Hatch Act With RNC Video

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Mirela Iverac
WNYC News | Apr 6, 2021

A former Trump appointee has admitted to violating a federal law by producing a video that aired during the Republican National Convention last year, which boasted that conditions at the New York City Housing Authority had improved under the former president.

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