"Prosecutors allege levels of corruption within BHRAGS and accuse Samedy and Tirelus of siphoning money and taking kickbacks and bribes. They stand accused of raking in $1.3 million in illicit payments, wire fraud and embezzlement according to the indictment, obtained by The Post."
"Joseph Nocella, US attorney for Brooklyn, said the defendants worked together 'to loot public funds from an organization devoted to serving vulnerable New Yorkers.'"
"Most of them have not been filing their tax returns, some for more than a decade, leading to the majority being blacklisted by the IRS for failing to file."
"BHRAGS Home Care Inc. took in $122 million in total government grants in 2024 - a jump of more than 54 percent from the previous year when their grants totaled just over $79 million."
BHRAGS Home Care Inc. and nine related nonprofits are under federal indictment for fraud, including failure to file taxes and receiving millions from the city. Executive Director Roberto Samedy and former board chairman Jean Ronald Tirelus are accused of embezzling $1.3 million through kickbacks and bribes. Despite these allegations, they continue to receive substantial funding from the Department of Homeless Services. The nonprofits have been blacklisted by the IRS for not filing tax returns, with BHRAGS reporting a significant increase in government grants in 2024.
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