The Associated Press reported Tuesday that while in private business, Whitaker abandoned a taxpayer-funded apartment project and defaulted on a loan for nearly $700,000 related to the project.
Whitaker formed MEM Investments with two business partners and earned a $166,000 loan from the city of Des Moines through a Department of Housing and Urban Development grant program to refurbish a vacant apartment building in 2012, the AP reported.
Public records obtained by the AP showed that Whitaker walked away from the project in 2016 after it ran into delays and excessive costs.
The city of Des Moines took away an affordable housing loan to Whitaker's company related to the project, and Whitaker defaulted on a separate loan for nearly $700,000, the AP reported.
Several contractors said they were not paid for the project, and filed liens for more than $32,000 as a result.
The Hill
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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