Section 8 Tenant Faces Felony Theft By Deception Charges For Allegedly Having Unauthorized Tenant Living With Her, Failing To Report Income To Housing Authority Which Would Have Changed Her Subsidy-Receiving Status; Investigator: Rules Violations Yielded Suspect $48K+ In Unentitled Benefits

In Monroe County, Pennsylvania, the Pocono Record reports:

• A warrant has been issued for a Canadensis woman who is accused of Section 8 housing fraud, according to a press release from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.
  
  The DA's office is seeking information on Christine Nazario, 35, who is facing eight felony counts of theft by deception.
  
  Detective Joseph Coddington of the District Attorney’s office began an investigation of Nazario after she was arrested in 2015 by state police.
  
  The alleged fraud came to light when Nazario and her husband were arrested by the state police at their Tego Lake address in Middle Smithfield Township for endangering the welfare of children. Charges were filed state police in that incident in September 2015.
  
  Coddington’s investigation found that Nazario allegedly had an unauthorized tenant living with her from 2013 to 2016. The investigation further found that Nazario had unreported income which would have changed her Section 8 status.
  
  Section 8 HCVP (Housing Choice Voucher program) is intended to assist low to very low income households in obtaining decent and adequate housing. Tenants receiving assistance in the Section 8 HCVP are required to meet certain income and eligibility requirements. Under Section 8 HCVP, all or a portion of the tenant’s rent is subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through "Housing Assistance Payments" (HAP) made on the tenants’ behalf. The amount of the HAP is calculated according to HUD guidelines, which takes into account the size, composition, and income of the household.
  
  Nazario is required annually to certify her information with the Housing Authority of Monroe County, and provide information regarding the identity of all household members and any and all income earned by anyone residing in the residence, by completing a "Personal Declaration Form".
  
  Nazario allegedly received $48,106 in benefits she was not entitled to.

For the story, see Canadensis woman wanted for alleged Section 8 housing fraud.