Dont ComplyWPXI reported that detectives from the Allegheny County District Attorney's office are investigating allegations of financial impropriety at Pittsburgh City Hall during the previous administration. According to the station, the district attorney's office said initial charges are expected next week. WPXI reported that the probe also involves a nonprofit development firm that received $30,000 in Pittsburgh Food Justice Fund grants, which City Council legislation said were meant for the Oasis Project in Homewood. A representative of the Oasis Project told WPXI the group never received the money. District Attorney Stephen Zappala said taxpayer money for public programs failed to reach intended recipients, calling it "worse than corruption." WPXI said it could not reach the head of the development firm; its phone line was disconnected and no one answered at the last known address.
Why it matters
If the allegations are borne out, public grant money meant for community programs did not reach its intended recipients. No charges had been filed as of the report.
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