From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Woodward women have agreed to stiff financial payments to resolve civil claims stemming from allegations of a false claim submitted to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority for COVID funded Emergency Rental Assistance.
Breanna Parada admitted she submitted an application for COVID funded Emergency Rental Assistance to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority, based in Clinton, in which Parada falsely represented she was renting a house in Woodward when in fact she owned it.
In support of her application, Parada submitted “a sham lease agreement” signed by her and Monica Montes, a “sham eviction notice,” and delinquent utility payment notices for that residence.
Based on submission of the false claim in July 2021, Parada received $5,564.84 and Montes received $200 in Emergency Rental Assistance funds to which they were not entitled.
Parada agreed to a $19,025 consent judgment to resolve the claim against her, and Montes settled the claims against her by paying the United States $1,000.
The consent judgment and settlement agreement allowed the parties to avoid the delay, expense, inconvenience, and uncertainty involved in litigating the case, Oklahoma Western District U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester explained.