Name: JFK Towers' parent company accused of mismanagement of security deposits, taxpayer funds
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Description: The deplorable conditions inside of JFK Towers in Durham aren't what's drawn rebuke from the federal government. Instead, it is investigating the building's parent company for mismanagement of tenant security deposits and taxpayer dollars.

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The deplorable conditions inside of JFK Towers in Durham aren't what's drawn rebuke from the federal government. Instead, it is investigating the building's parent company for mismanagement of tenant security deposits and taxpayer dollars.

EMPLOYEES CHAPEL HILL. POLICE SAY THEY DO HAVE SOMEONE IN CUSTODY. >> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS THE OWNER OF JFK TOWERS IN DURHAM HAS MISMANAGED BOTH TENANTS, SECURITY DEPOSITS AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MILLENNIA HOUSING MANAGEMENT FOR YEARS, WHICH OPERATES HUNDREDS OF COMPLEXES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WRAL'S ERIC MILLER IS LIVE IN DURHAM N. >> ERIC, THIS IS JUST THE MOST RECENT ISSUE FOR THIS COMPANY. >> IT IS DEBORAH, THOSE PROPERTIES YOU MENTIONED OWNED BY MILLENNIA HOUSING MANAGEMENT. A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN CITED FOR BOTH COLD AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING JFK TOWERS HERE BEHIND ME, YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS BUILDING IS SUPPOSED TO BE SET ASIDE FOR SENIORS WHO ARE DISABLED IN LOW INCOME, BUT THOSE MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS, THEY'RE NOT WHAT LED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN HERE. >> THE VIDEOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. THESE ARE ALL SHOT BY RESIDENTS INSIDE JFK TOWER SHOWING FILTHY WATER, SHATTERED GLASS AND MOLD. BUT THIS ISN'T THE KIND OF DIRT THAT'S DRAWN A REBUKE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. INSTEAD THAT A STATEMENT TO WRAL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SPOKESPERSON SAYS MISMANAGEMENT OF TENANTS, SECURITY DEPOSITS AND TAXPAYER FUNDS BY JFK TOWERS OWNER MILLENNIA HOUSING MANAGEMENT IS THE PROBLEM IN THE STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON RIDING HIGH THESE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE BY DEMANDING REPAYMENT OF MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS SEEKING TO IMPOSE CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES ON THOSE RESPONSIBLE AND ISSUING A SUSPENSION IN PROPOSING THE IT. THAT MEANS THE COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT ARE IMMEDIATELY PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING INTO NEW BUSINESS WITH ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY. WRAL REVIEWED INSPECTION REPORTS FROM OCTOBER. VICK POINT TO SIMILAR FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT AT JFK TOWERS ITSELF. THE REPORT NOTED THEY WERE TIED TO FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS GOING BACK MONTHS ALONG WITH PAGES OF OTHER ISSUES. HUD SAYS THEY'RE NOW CONSIDERING FURTHER SANCTIONS, WHICH IS MALIA HOUSING'S TENANTS, INCLUDING A JFK TOWERS, WON'T BE IMPACTED. >> WE REACHED OUT TO MILLENNIA. HOUSING IS WELL, THE COMPANY RELEASING A STATEMENT TO HIS EARLIER THIS EVENING THAT READ IN PART, QUOTE, MELANIA IS AWARE OF HAS CONCERNS AND HE'S TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS THEM WHILE SUPPORTING A BUSINESS MODEL THROUGH INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. NOW, THERE ARE SO MANY PIECES TO THIS STORY BEYOND THOSE RESIDENT COMPLAINTS BE ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEPPING IN. THERE'S A LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FILED BY TENANT SAYS, WELL, WE'RE CONTINUING TO DIG INTO ALL OF THESE PIECES AND WE'LL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE GET THE

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JFK Towers' parent company accused of mismanagement of security deposits, taxpayer funds

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Good morning. I'm meteorologist, Elizabeth Gardner. Some patchy fog around the area this morning. But for the most part, we'll see a good bit of sunshine for it today and it will be pleasant. Our dew point or humidity is fairly low today, we'll see a high of 80 in Raleigh, 81 in Durham and 81 in Fayetteville. Today's day is nice and dry and we have some really comfortable weather in our forecast for the next couple of days this morning. Our muggy meters sitting right there, comfy. Our due point is 56. So feeling pretty good, but it starts to climb into the next several days. By Thursday and Friday, we're back up to around tropical with some warmer temperatures. Thursday. We could hit nineties again. Take a look at that temperature change. We had temperatures below normal over the weekend. So you can see that there in the blue shaded area as we move ahead, especially by midweek, we'll see the temperatures swinging back to above normal. We could be in the nineties by Thursday, but then after that, mainly mid eighties otherwise, but that's still a little bit above normal as our normal high right now is 81 degrees. Should have a beautiful evening for baseball tomorrow. Tomorrow kicks up the next home stand for the Durham Bulls Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Um, it should be very nice for that 6630 game time at six o'clock, temperatures, 79 and just holding into the seventies through the evening and the humidity still stays on the lower side for tomorrow. Again, our normal high is 81. We'll see 84 today and then 84 tomorrow, we do hit 91 on Thursday. We start to cool back down on Friday with that high of 86. But that's because we may end up with some scattered thunderstorms. Here's a look at a sneak peek at our Memorial Day. Weekend, things may change somewhat but we're definitely trending wetter for the weekend, some afternoon and evening storms on Friday as folks are trying to hit the road and head out for the weekend on Saturday, scattered showers and storms odd enough for a good chunk of the day. Sundays, maybe mainly in the afternoon and the same with Monday. But, uh, you know, we'll do our best to help you plan around it as we get closer to the weekend. We'll continue to update you on the timeline for showers and storms.

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Good evening, Darren Ott here with tonight's drawings for Sunday. May 19th, 2024. Let's get started. As always with Carolina pick three where the first winning number is eight. The second is three and the third is four and our pick three. Fireball number tonight is eight. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconal Jones L LP. We move along to Carolina pick four. The first pick four, number is one. The second is four. The third is one and the fourth is two. In our pick for fireball number is five. Turning now to the Carolina cash five. If no one wins the top prize tonight, tomorrow's top prize is estimated at $130,000. Good luck. The first cash five number is 11. The second is 12. The 3rd 34. The fourth is five and the fifth and final number tonight is seven over the past 16 years. The lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. So thanks for your support and thanks for playing the North Carolina Education lottery.

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