United States v. Morosco

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

Stage-Setting

Years back, Michael McLaughlin, James Fitzpatrick, and Bernard Morosco worked for the Chelsea Housing Authority (“CHA”), a public agency principally responsible for providing low-income housing in Chelsea, Massachusetts. McLaughlin served as CHA’s executive director, Fitzpatrick as CHA’s director of modernization, and Morosco as CHA’s paid consultant.

The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) funds three of CHA’s properties — properties that have a combined total of about 350 housing units. As required by regulation, HUD periodically…