Civil Plaintiff
The Former Head of MA Homeless Shelters Avoids Trial With a $6 Million Settlement
Attorney General Maura Healey has reached a $6 million settlement with the former head of Casa Nueva Vida homeless shelters in Lawrence and Boston, her office announced last Thursday.
Manuel Duran was charged with lying to the state and funneling money to himself “all while falsely certifying compliance with state regulations designed to detect such improper self-dealing,” Healey said.
The consent judgment, filed and entered in Suffolk Superior Court, resolves a civil lawsuit filed by Healey’s office less than four months ago against Duran, the former executive Director, chief executive officer, president and board member of Casa Nueva Vida (House of New Life.)
