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此次批评此前已有多项调查曝光庇护所领域涉嫌回扣、任人唯亲以及高管薪酬接近100万美元等问题
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共和党总检察长候选人称詹姆斯无视无家可归者庇护系统中的预警信号
这位候选人直指欺诈指控以及尽管支出增加但无家可归问题仍在恶化的现状，认为纽约州最高执法机构未能追究庇护所供应商的责任。
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纽约州总检察长候选人萨里塔·科马蒂雷迪指责莉蒂希娅·詹姆斯，称尽管多年来已有涉及数十亿美元纳税人资金的审计、调查和丑闻，詹姆斯仍未能追究纽约非营利性无家可归者庇护所供应商的责任。
此番批评正值纽约州主计厅3月发布报告之际，该报告显示，2025财年纽约市每位无家可归的街头露宿者人均支出约8.17万美元，街头无家可归者支出自2019年以来增长了两倍多，而该市无家可归人口增长了78%。
科马蒂雷迪将这一情况描述为一场危机，认为政府支出激增的同时，救助效果却在恶化。
纽约州总检察长候选人抨击莉蒂希娅·詹姆斯，称医疗补助欺诈追回工作崩溃：“她没有尽职”
2026年7月15日，纽约市无畏号博物馆附近的无家可归者营地。（约翰·M·塔格特/福克斯新闻数字频道）
“因此，人们确实会质疑这笔钱的去向，以及为何会出现这种情况，”科马蒂雷迪告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“本应提出这些问题、本应展开调查的人是总检察长。但在追究无家可归者庇护所非营利组织责任这件事上，莉蒂希娅·詹姆斯完全辜负了纽约民众，没能让这些组织真正帮助无家可归者。”
她的批评此前已有纽约市调查局、纽约州主计厅和联邦检察官多年的调查作为背景，这些调查揭露了运营该市资助的庇护所的组织存在欺诈、自我交易、回扣、利益冲突、过高的高管薪酬以及财务监管薄弱等指控。
其中最受关注的案件之一是布朗克斯家长住房网络首席执行官维克多·里维拉，2021年《纽约时报》的一项调查显示，至少有10名曾住在他的非营利组织运营的庇护所里的女性指控他性侵或实施不受欢迎的性接触。
几周后，里维拉因涉嫌回扣计划相关的共谋、电信诈骗和洗钱指控被联邦起诉。他拒不认罪。
南部贫困法律中心起诉书推动贝森特财政部调查党派性非营利组织
2024年的一项调查局审查发现，在51家由该市资助的庇护所供应商中存在任人唯亲、缺乏竞争性招标以及天价薪酬等问题，其中包括薪酬接近或超过100万美元的高管。该报告特别指出，根据纽约州法律，总检察长有权对涉及非营利组织的不当交易提出质疑。
州主计厅的审计还发现，几家非营利性庇护所供应商存在数百万美元无依据或不当支出，其中包括CAMBA、Westhab、社区生活研究所和撒玛利亚·戴托普村，后续审计发现许多整改建议仍未落实。
科马蒂雷迪认为，这些反复出现的发现本应促使总检察长办公室的慈善局采取更广泛的行动，该局负责监督纽约州的非营利组织。
一名无家可归者在纽约市街头与随身物品一同睡觉。总检察长办公室在任期间仅公开宣布了少数几起涉及非营利性无家可归者庇护所供应商的执法行动。（黛布·科恩-奥尔巴赫/UCG/环球图片社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“支出金额之高确实令人震惊，”她说，“我们知道至少有一名无家可归者庇护所首席执行官获得了百万美元的薪酬。与此同时，纽约人却睡在大街上。”
“追究无家可归者庇护所非营利组织的责任、展开审计和调查是总检察长的职责，”她继续说道，“我们总检察长办公室有一个慈善局，负责监督和管理全州所有非营利组织，但莉蒂希娅·詹姆斯并没有履行这项职责。”
詹姆斯的办公室在其任期内仅公开宣布了少数几起涉及非营利性无家可归者庇护所供应商的执法行动。
其中包括2022年与HELP USA达成的和解协议，此前慈善局就前首席执行官艾伦·阿尔瑟德涉及利益冲突的问题展开调查后，要求该公司进行治理改革；以及2023年提起的诉讼，要求解散Housing Bridge Inc.，指控其高管挪用慈善资产用于个人牟利。
雅各布·弗雷称赞索马里社区，明尼苏达州因欺诈调查再次面临审查
资料图：纽约州总检察长共和党候选人萨里塔·科马蒂雷迪呼吁对所有接受纳税人资金的无家可归者庇护所非营利组织进行审计。（威尔·瓦尔德伦/奥尔巴尼时报联盟 via 盖蒂图片社）
科马蒂雷迪呼吁对所有接受纳税人资金的无家可归者庇护所非营利组织进行审计。
“我们需要对纽约州的每一家无家可归者庇护所非营利组织进行审计和调查，”她说，“确保表现良好的机构得到支持，表现糟糕的机构被切断纳税人资金来源，而实施犯罪的人被起诉并投入监狱。”
对庇护所问题的批评是科马蒂雷迪更广泛竞选论点的最新一例，她认为詹姆斯未能积极监管纳税人资助的欺诈行为。
今年早些时候，科马蒂雷迪批评詹姆斯对纽约州医疗补助欺诈控制部门的监管，此前联邦官员暂停了该部门的资金，她指控总检察长做出了“故意的领导选择”，减少了刑事欺诈案件的起诉，并放任调查搁置。
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詹姆斯的竞选团队驳斥了这些批评。
“萨里塔·科马蒂雷迪最新的攻击言论和她的公共服务记录一样空洞，”一名竞选发言人表示，“当萨里塔忙着搞政治的时候，纽约州总检察长莉蒂希娅·詹姆斯已经花了二十多年时间与纽约市和州各级政府合作伙伴携手合作，保护无家可归的纽约人，并追究恶劣行为者的责任。”
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的记者，报道全国政治新闻。
Letitia James faces scrutiny after New York City spends $81,700 per homeless person amid shelter scandals
July 25, 2026 9:59am EDT / Fox News
The criticism follows probes that uncovered alleged kickbacks, nepotism and executive salaries nearing $1M at shelters
By Elaine Mallon
Republican AG hopeful says James ignored warning signs in homeless shelter system
Pointing to allegations of fraud and rising homelessness despite increased spending, the candidate argues New York’s top law enforcement office failed to hold shelter providers accountable.
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New York Attorney General candidate Saritha Komatireddy is accusing Letitia James of failing to hold New York’s nonprofit homeless shelter providers accountable despite years of audits, investigations and scandals involving billions of taxpayer dollars.
The criticism comes as a New York State Comptroller report in March found New York City spent roughly $81,700 per unsheltered homeless person in fiscal year 2025, with spending on street homelessness more than tripling since 2019 as the city’s homeless population climbed 78%.
Komatireddy described the situation as a crisis, arguing that government spending has surged while outcomes have deteriorated.
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A view of a homeless encampment near the Intrepid Museum in New York, N.Y., on July 15, 2026.(John M. Taggart/Fox News Digital)
“So there really are questions about what has happened to that money and why that’s happening,” Komatireddy told Fox News Digital. “The person who should be asking those questions, the person who should be investigating, is the attorney general. But Letitia James has totally failed New Yorkers when it comes to holding homeless shelter nonprofits accountable so that they actually help the homeless.”
Her criticism follows years of investigations by the New York City Department of Investigation, the New York State Comptroller and federal prosecutors that uncovered allegations of fraud, self-dealing, kickbacks, conflicts of interest, excessive executive compensation and weak financial oversight at organizations operating city-funded homeless shelters.
Among the highest-profile cases was that of Bronx Parent Housing Network CEO Victor Rivera, who was accused by at least 10 women in a 2021 New York Times investigation of sexual assault or unwanted sexual conduct while they lived in shelters operated by his nonprofit.
Weeks later, Rivera was federally indicted on conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges tied to an alleged kickback scheme. He pleaded not guilty.
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A 2024 Department of Investigation review found nepotism, lack of competitive bidding and exorbitant salaries were issues among 51 city-funded shelter providers, including executives earning salaries approaching or exceeding $1 million. The report specifically noted that the attorney general has authority under New York law to challenge improper transactions involving nonprofit organizations.
State Comptroller audits also identified millions of dollars in unsupported or improper costs at several nonprofit shelter providers, including CAMBA, Westhab, the Institute for Community Living and Samaritan Daytop Village, with follow-up audits finding that many recommendations remained unimplemented.
Komatireddy argued those repeated findings should have prompted broader action by the attorney general’s Charities Bureau, which is responsible for overseeing nonprofit organizations in New York.
A homeless man sleeps on a New York City street alongside his possessions. The AG’s office has publicly announced only a handful of enforcement actions involving nonprofit homeless shelter providers.(Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
“The amount of money that’s being spent is really shocking,” she said. “We know that at least one homeless shelter CEO received a million dollars in compensation. Meanwhile, New Yorkers are sleeping on the streets.”
“It’s the attorney general’s job to audit and investigate the homeless shelter nonprofits,” she continued. “We have a Charities Bureau in the attorney general’s office whose responsibility is to oversee and supervise all nonprofits in the state, but Letitia James has not been doing that job.”
James’ office has publicly announced only a handful of enforcement actions involving nonprofit homeless shelter providers during her tenure.
Among them were a 2022 settlement with HELP USA requiring governance reforms following a Charities Bureau investigation into conflict-of-interest issues involving former CEO Alan Altheide and a 2023 lawsuit seeking to dissolve Housing Bridge Inc., alleging its executives diverted charitable assets for personal benefit.
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FILE – Republican candidate for New York Attorney General Saritha Komatireddy called for audits of every homeless shelter nonprofit that receives taxpayer funding.(Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images))
Komatireddy called for audits of every homeless shelter nonprofit that receives taxpayer funding.
“We need to audit and investigate every homeless shelter nonprofit in New York,” she said. “Make sure the people who are doing a good job are supported, the people doing a bad job are cut off from taxpayer money, and the people committing crimes are prosecuted and put in jail.”
The homeless shelter criticism is the latest in a broader campaign argument from Komatireddy that James has failed to aggressively police taxpayer-funded fraud.
Earlier this year, Komatireddy criticized James’ oversight of New York’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit after federal officials suspended its funding, alleging the attorney general had adopted “a deliberate leadership choice” to pursue fewer criminal fraud cases and allow investigations to languish.
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James’ campaign rejected the criticism.
“Saritha Komatireddy’s latest line of attack is as hollow as her record of public service,” a campaign spokesperson said. “While Saritha is busy playing politics, New York Attorney General Letitia James has spent over two decades working hand-in-hand with government partners across New York City and state to protect homeless New Yorkers and hold bad actors accountable.”
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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