Washington, April 24 -- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate no-bid contracts tied to many New York City homeless shelters, citing a blatant lack of accountability and oversight and pointing to research showing out-of-control costs to taxpayers. She added that, based on her extensive research-including review of lucrative contracts, shady past dealings of some operators, and the recent indictments and the discovery of excessive per-unit costs-the City's homeless shelter contracts raise serious concerns about corruption.
In New York City alone, the Department of Homeless Services spends $8 billion annually...