DeSantis ends FL housing chief’s suspension despite probe into alleged 'hostile work environment'

26 August 2023

Michael DiNapoli, the Florida Republican governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis-appointed leader of the Sunshine State's affordable housing organization, has been allowed to resume work Monday, August 28 after his recent suspension, Tallahassee Democrat reports.

Per the news outlet, DeSantis' reinstatement of the Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC) leader by was confirmed via email Friday, August 25.

Although DiNapoli was suspended in July during "an inspector general's investigation into his six-month tenure as executive director," according to Miami Herald, the newspaper reported earlier this month that "as of Friday August 11, 'the corporation has not acknowledged his suspension or the reason for it,' and that it's also 'unclear whether the DeSantis administration was aware of DiNapoli's history.'"

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Noting DiNapoli's personal history, the newspaper reports:

After decades of working in wealth management in New York City, he lost his job with the financial services firm UBS, where a customer — who said DiNapoli was her brother — accused him of stealing her money and forging her name on a check. Creditors were garnishing DiNapoli’s bank accounts. His nearly 10-acre equestrian estate in Ocala was in foreclosure and his homeowners association was pursuing him for past dues. In 2017, he filed for bankruptcy.

According to Tallahassee Democrat, "Several sources close to the situation had told the USA-TODAY NETWORK-Florida that the investigation was to focus on questions about DiNapoli's management and accusations that he'd created a hostile work environment at FHFC."

The FHFC, which was "established by the state legislature in 1980," manages "'billions of dollars' within the Sunshine State's affordable housing assistance programs."

Tallahassee Democrat's full report is available at this link.

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