LA Mayor Karen Bass was SUMMONED to Congress over $1 BILLION in federal homelessness money — then said she's "unable" to show up. The Sept 15 hearing is still moving forward.Congress, led by Chairman Tim Burchett and the DOGE subcommittee, is investigating potential waste, fraud and abuse in more than $1 billion in federal funds funneled through LAHSA, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, since 2021. With 45,000 people still on the street, lawmakers want to know where the money went.
In this investigation we follow the paper trail: why LAHSA audit chair Just Szlasa was demoted without explanation after demanding stronger oversight, why LAHSA approved millions to Abundant Blessings — a nonprofit flagged as delinquent and high-risk whose leader Alexander Soofer was arrested for allegedly pocketing $10 million and pleads not guilty with trial set for November — why HUD tried to suspend LAHSA from federal grant activity over financial controls and why LAHSA fought it in court, and how this connects to California's $24 billion homelessness audit failure.
We also break down what happens if Bass skips Sept 15: subpoena, funding freeze for the entire Los Angeles system, or criminal referral, and why the HUD Inspector General audit now running in parallel makes this a national test for the homeless industrial complex.If you want to follow this case through the hearing and trial, subscribe and hit the bell. Watch our $24 Billion investigation and our $10 Million charity seizure breakdown next.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Summoned over $1 billion
2:15 The auditor who got demoted
4:30 The $10M nonprofit and the arrest
6:45 HUD vs LAHSA
8:30 Sept 15: what Congress can do next
All persons are presumed innocent. Allegations of waste, fraud, abuse or corruption are under congressional scrutiny and audit — no finding that the entire $1 billion was lost or stolen, and Karen Bass has not been charged with a crime in this matter.
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