Former BURA chief alleged City Hall fraud
The agency's former executive director filed a lawsuit alleging fraud and misuse of federal anti-poverty funds. Federal prosecutors have ended their investigation and unsealed the complaint and its allegations. City of Buffalo officials misused millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds and steered grants to favored real-estate developers, according to a federal lawsuit filed three and a half years ago and kept under seal until a month ago. The lawsuit was brought by Nona Watson, a former executive director of the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency, which serves as a pass-through...