Bronx resident charged in housing scheme

Bronx resident Amadou Lamoudi was indicted today after allegedly directing a fraudulent scheme in which he helped unqualified tenants file false applications for apartments subsidized by the Housing Development Corporation, according to a press release from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Lamoudi, 39, would allegedly charge ineligible applicants $1,000 or more to help them with their apartment applications. Lamoudi would reportedly tell them to falsify their income information and then, when they were selected by the lottery to continue with the apartment application process, would direct them to others who would create false financial documents. Lamoudi has lived in an HDC apartment since 2003, according to the press release. The number of housing applications with which Lamoudi was involved was not revealed. TRD