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Billion-Dollar Housing Scandal in U.S. Virgin Islands | San Antonio News

A billion dollars in disaster recovery funds meant to rebuild the U.S. Virgin Islands after hurricanes Irma and Maria are still unspent — and much of it vanished due to shocking financial mismanagement. Less than a third of nearly $2 billion has been used, with payments made to non-qualified vendors, inflated administrative costs, and even fraud charges leading to a federal prison sentence. Housing Secretary Scott Turner calls it a betrayal of residents still struggling — while officials scramble to answer how taxpayer money ended up in the wrong hands. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a…

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