American Oversight today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to find out how much taxpayer money Secretary Ben Carson spent redecorating or renovating his office.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking all communications with Secretary Carson or other senior officials relating to 1) redecoration of the Secretary's office; 2) handling of FOIA requests related to Lynne Patton; 3) budget shortfalls; 4) installation of a security system in Carson's home; 5) Helen Foster; 6) Maren Kasper.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking all communications between former HUD employee Maren Kasper and select other senior staff regarding 1) redecoration of Sec. Carson's office; 2) handling of FOIA requests related to Lynne Patton; 3) budget shortfalls; 4) installation of a security system in Sec. Carson's home.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking SF-50s and documentation of official titles and duties for Helen Foster and Maren Kasper.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking any memo sent on or around February 22, 2017 from HUD's CFO to Craig Clemmensen or Janet Gorlick regarding rules for office redecoration expenditures.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking records of communications between HUD officials Craig Clemmensen or Helen Foster and members of Secretary Ben Carson's family.

FOIA request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development seeking records of communications with HUD official Helen Foster regarding 1) the redecoration of Sec Carson's office; 2) handling of FOIA requests related to Lynne Patton; 3) budget shortfalls; 4) installation of a security system in Carson's home.

Following the release of emails uncovered by American Oversight and independent reporting by the Washington Post and CNN, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Inspector General has announced that it will be conducting an investigation into the role that Secretary Ben Carson’s family - and in particular his son, Ben Carson Jr. - has been playing at the department.

The documents we obtained revealed how Ben Carson Jr. used his special access to play matchmaker between his business contacts in the city and his powerful father.

Emails and other documents uncovered by American Oversight's lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) show that Secretary Ben Carson's son, Ben Carson Jr., has been using his influence at the agency to connect business associates with senior government officials.