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Federal plea agreement says Abundant Blessings executive admitted fraud involving homelessness funds
A plea agreement filed in federal court says executive director Alexander Soofer admitted participating in a bribery and false-referral scheme involving publicly funded homelessness programs. According to the Justice Department, Soofer admitted obtaining $23 million in public money, at least some through fraud, and using at least $2 million for personal enrichment and unrelated businesses. The agreement says records were created for purported participants who did not live at program sites.
Status matters. This page records a sourced development, not a completed No Halo investigation. An allegation is not a finding. Dismissals, settlements, judgments, corrections and final outcomes remain distinct.
Donor relevance
Why this matters
The admitted conduct concerns whether public payments represented real housing placements and services for people experiencing homelessness. False participant records can conceal both financial loss and failures in service delivery.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The Justice Department reported the admissions contained in Soofer's filed plea agreement. Associated Press and LAist separately reported on the agreement and the underlying homelessness contracts.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established the full amount obtained through fraud, the number of false participant files, the quality of services delivered to legitimate clients, or whether the court will accept a future guilty plea.
Right of reply
Organization response
Soofer admitted conduct described in the plea agreement, agreed to forfeit ill-gotten gains and was expected to plead guilty in the following weeks. No separate response from Abundant Blessings was located.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Filing. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published September 16, 2026 · Last verified September 17, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.