PHA Board Votes to Put Director Greene on Paid Leave

The board of the Philadelphia Housing Authority voted this afternoon to put embattled director Carl Greene on paid leave as the agency investigates sexual harassment and other complaints against him.

KYW’s Mike Dunn reports that Greene, until today one of the most powerful figures in the city, controlled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing funds.

The furor over Greene (right) first began when his own luxury condominium apartment went into foreclosure then grew by leaps and bounds amid word of at least four sexual misconduct claims by female workers.

The calls for his ouster grew to a crescendo this week, including from Mayor Nutter and this from Zack Stalberg of the political watchdog group Committee of 70:

“I think the board has no choice but to ask for his resignation or to fire him.”

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