Alfred Davis, 70, of Lynn, was indicted today on larceny and forgery charges for allegedly using some $20,000 in philanthropic grants to the BHA for travel expenses in Las Vegas, New Orleans and Barbados, expensive meals, collectible coins, a mattress and supplements to help him maintain erections, authorities announced today.

Investigators from Boston Police, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, the state Inspector General and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development teamed up on the investigation into what happend to a $125,000 grant awareded the BHA in 2008 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help seniors living in BHA apartments improved their health.

Davis, at the time director of elder services for the BHA, never told his bosses about the grant, authorities say. However, a 2007 Bay State Banner article about the grant includes a quote from the BHA.

While he did use much of the money for its intended purpose, he