Later in the day, Coney attended PHA's board meeting, but would not comment about her restitution or the delayed payment.
According to sources, Coney was ordered to pay the fine and appear in court last week. She made four payments between June 19 and Tuesday.
Coney was a close ally of Carl R. Greene, who was fired as PHA executive director in 2010 after the disclosure that the agency had secretly settled three sexual harassment complaints against him, with a fourth one pending. At the time, Coney was head of an affiliated nonprofit, Tenant Support Services Inc. (TSSI). She was paid a salary of $108,000 while still living in public housing.
After Greene's departure, a federal grand jury subpoenaed the records of TSSI and Coney's e-mails. PHA cut off funding for the nonprofit, which now is inactive.
Coney also is the nonpaid president of the Resident Advisory Board, an umbrella group for tenant councils.
Last month, PHA was set to award the group a three-year contract of $510,000 to work with tenant councils, including mediating disputes, organizing elections, and sponsoring programs to empower residents. But the board of PHA, which is controlled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, tabled the matter at the last minute.
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