Additionally, Mr. Sanchez and the chief financial officer have for years collected government money in rent as landlords of a Southwest Key shelter. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees migrant shelter grants, requires shelter employees to avoid “private financial gain,” or even the appearance of it. Mr. Sanchez and the former Walmart have become symbols of the migrant shelter industry. declined to comment Thursday on the Justice Department’s investigation into Southwest Key’s finances. Should Southwest Key’s contracts be in jeopardy, the government would need to find a new custodian for the children in Southwest Key’s shelters across Arizona, California and Texas.

Source: New York Times December 20, 2018 20:26 UTC