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Alexander Soofer, the executive director of the Los Angeles housing organization Abundant Blessings, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud and embezzlement in what is alleged to involve $23 million in contracts.
Soofer, 42, is charged with embezzling funds designated to provide services for homeless individuals, Acting Special Agent in Charge Aaron McCullough with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), said via a statement.
He appeared in United States District Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana, California, but did not enter a plea. Soofer is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court on February 26. He is initially presented by the Larson law firm in Los Angeles.
According to the organization’s federal Form 990, Abundant Blessings had revenue of $3.17 million and expenses of $3.106 million during fiscal 2024. The Form 990 listed Soofer as the executive director with compensation of $145,000. None of the organization’s federal forms exceeded $3.17 million since 2019, the year it became tax-exempt.
The federal criminal complaint charges him with fraudulently obtaining $23 million in public money intended for homelessness programs and it is alleged he kept $10 million of it, using it for a $7 million house in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, a $125,000 Range Rover, private school tuition for his children, private jet travel, and stays at luxury resorts.
Through the charity, Soofer contracted with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to provide housing for people who were homeless or were at risk of becoming homeless. By July 2023, Soofer had multiple contracts with LAHSA to provide housing and supportive services to more than 600 homeless program participants at multiple sites across South Los Angeles.
In total, between 2018 and 2025, Soofer received more than $23 million in homeless housing funding, according to court documents.
