A Los Angeles man used at least $10 million in state funds meant to combat homelessness to pay for a luxury home, his kids’ private school tuitions, and expensive vacations, a federal criminal complaint alleges.
Alexander Soofer, the executive director of housing nonprofit Abundant Blessings, siphoned the funds out of $23 million he received to support homeless services between 2018 and 2025, federal prosecutors announced in a Friday news conference.
Soofer committed to provide three healthy meals daily to homeless people in LA but instead provided items such as ramen noodles, canned beans, and breakfast bars, said the complaint in ...