FBI, HUD investigate state official in bid-rigging scheme

Walter Guillory, the former executive director the Lafayette Housing Authority and Opelousas Housing Authority, both in Louisiana, pleaded guilty to bid-rigging...

(Correction: Walter Guillory is a state official, whose office is overseen by Housing and Urban Development.)

Each week, Federal News Radio’s Ciera Crawford highlights federal employees and government contractors charged with defrauding the government. Have a tip or want to contact Ciera? You can do so by email or phone, (202) 274-4824.

Sources: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/usao/law/news/wdla20140214a.html#top" target="_blank">Justice Department</a>; <a href="http://www.hudoig.gov/newsroom/news/former-housing-director-sentenced-fraud-case" target="_blank">HUD OIG</a>; and <a href="http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2014/06/11/walter-guillory-lha-oha-lafayette-opelousas/10323949/" target="_blank">The Advertiser</a>

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