Dayna Clendinen Named in Allegations of Improper Approvals in VIHFA Fraud Case

Whistleblower Stephanie Berry alleges the VIHFA COO refused to stop unauthorized payments approvals to D&S Trucking and Falken Security, raising questions about internal oversight amid ongoing fraud investigations.

The wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Stephanie Berry on September 3 makes new allegations about the role Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority officials may have played in facilitating payments to a company accused of fraudulently obtaining federal funds. Among the lawsuit's many claims, some of which have already been reported by the Consortium, Ms. Berry claims that a VIHFA employee had been approving payment requests from D&S Trucking despite not being assigned to the lumber yard project.

The named employee, who in June 2023 was construction manager in the “P&C Division” according to the civil complaint, was found by Ms. Berry to have been approving timesheets and payment requests from the company owned by Davidson and Sasha Charlemagne, currently on trial for fraud. He was also reportedly approving payment requests from another company – Falken Security – for security work in the lumber yard.