Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MHA Hires Detective

The Millville Housing Authority has hired a private detective to perform investigations and surveillance into active fraud, drug and gang activities at the authority's various public housing developments.

The MHA on Tuesday voted to contract John Mazzeo - proprietor of the Mazzeo Detective Agency - on a weekly basis, in which he will also seek out those living illegally in public housing developments, as well as serve as a liaison to federal, county and local law enforcement officials.

"We need someone to assist us in apparent fraud and drug and gang activity," said MHA Executive Director Paul Dice Tuesday. "He has the skills and the professional background that we don't have."

Mazzeo will be paid a flat fee of $1,500 weekly, and will be retained "until he is no longer needed," said Dice.

MHA officials declined to say which housing developments Mazzeo will be focusing on initially.

Introducing himself to the public at Tuesday's MHA meeting, Mazzeo said he already has some investigations "ready to go" and to expect some news out of them soon.

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