In the middle of the scandal over 6.3 million USD ends in unpaid funds in the middle of the scandal

Augusta, Ga. (Wrdw/dares) – Augustas suspended housing and community director has resigned.

Hawthorne which was suspended More than a month after the city's top brass spent more than 6 million dollars in federal scholars, but was not repaid in time when the Feds reclaimed it.

The money should finance programs from the time of the Covid time to help people avoid evacuation. Among the connected strings: it had to be spent on the purpose for which it was intended and after the deadline.

However, when it was not used, the federal government said that the money wanted to remain the money from the department for housing and community development.

It took months for the city's top officials to learn about the problem, and ultimately the money from the city's funds was repaid.

In addition to the suspension of which the city officials decided to carry out the department.

Wayne Guilfoyle, member of the Augusta Commission, confirmed the resignation on Friday.

The resignation falls together Visiting the FBI this week to the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building this week For a not specified reason.

The agency said that special agents were “implementation of law enforcement activities” in the building.

The FBI does not say what these law enforcement authorities could look like.

We asked Mayor Garnett Johnson afterwards and he said:

“It is a personnel matter and I cannot confirm or deny.”

And the debacle of Grant Money is a city personnel affair that has recently attracted the Federal Government's attention – although nobody said that the two affairs are connected.

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