An employee with the Palatka Housing Authority pleaded guilty to funneling over $150,000 intended for the organization into a separate company that he controlled, the Department of Justice said Friday.

An employee with the Palatka Housing Authority pleaded guilty to funneling over $150,000 intended for the organization into a separate company that he controlled, the Department of Justice said Friday.

An official with the Palatka Housing Authority is being accused of funneling over $150,000 intended for the organization into a separate company that he controlled, according to a federal indictment filed on Wednesday.

Florida's first accredited school for Black students sits in ruins despite being on the National Registry of Historic Places and under the care of the Palatka Housing Authority.