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    The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cincinnati, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Controls over Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's jurisdiction. Our objective was to determine…
    May 18, 2009
    Report
    #2009-CH-1010
    The City of East Cleveland, Ohio, Did Not Adequately Manage Its HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant Programs
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of East Cleveland's (City) use of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) program funds. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to HOME grantees in Region V's jurisdiction and a…
    May 10, 2009
    Report
    #2009-CH-1008
    The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ravenna, Ohio, Improperly Operated Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's…
    January 26, 2009
    Report
    #2009-CH-1003
    The City of Dayton, Ohio, Lacked Adequate Controls Regarding Staff Salaries Paid from Its Community Development Block Grant Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Dayton's (City) Community Development Block Grant program (program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon our increased emphasis on HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development's programs and a citizen's complaint. Our objectives were to determine whether…
    September 25, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1015
    The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, Did Not Adequately Manage Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2007 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon a request from HUD's Columbus Office of Community Planning and Development and our analysis of risk factors relating to Program grantees in Region V's…
    September 25, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1014
    The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority Cincinnati, Ohio did not Effectively Operate its Section 8 Housing Quality Standards Inspection Program
    September 22, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1012
    The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ravenna, Ohio, Needs to Improve Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Administration
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program (program) under its Moving to Work Demonstration program. The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2008 annual audit plan. We selected the Authority based upon our analysis of risk factors relating to the housing agencies in Region V's…
    June 29, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1011
    The City of Cincinnati, Ohio Lacked Adequate Controls over Its System Reporting and Rental Rehabilitation Projects for Its HOME Investment Partnerships Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the City of Cincinnati's (City) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Program). The audit was part of the activities in our fiscal year 2007 annual audit plan. We selected the City based upon a request from HUD's Columbus Office of Community Planning and Development and our analysis of risk factors relating to Program grantees in Region V's…
    June 10, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1010
    The State of Mississippi's Homeowners Assistance Program Contract Included Ineligible Provisions
    We audited the State of Mississippi's Development Authority's (Authority) Homeowners Assistance Program (Program), implemented by Reznick Group and Reznick Mississippi, LLC (contractor). We initiated the audit in conjunction with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Gulf Coast Region's audit plan and examination of relief efforts provided by the federal government in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Our audit objective was to…
    April 24, 2008
    Report
    #2008-AO-1003
    The State of Mississippi's and/or Its Contractor's Procedures for and Controls over the Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program Generally Ensured Eligibility and Prevented Duplication of Benefits
    We audited the Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program (Program), a component of the State of Mississippi's (State) administration of the $5.058 billion in Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The State allocated $3 billion to help homeowners in Southern Mississippi recover from Hurricane Katrina. The audit objectives were to determine whether the State and/or its…
    March 04, 2008
    Memorandum
    #2008-AO-1801
    The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, Akron, Ohio, Lacked Adequate Controls over Its 5(h) Homeownership Proceeds
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority's (Authority) 5(h) homeownership program (program). We selected the Authority based on a risk analysis showing that it may have improperly used program funds. Our objectives were to determine whether the Authority properly accounted for and used its program's proceeds in accordance with requirements. The…
    January 07, 2008
    Report
    #2008-CH-1002
    City of Cincinnati Home Investment Partnerships Program, Cincinnati, OH, The City Lacked Adequate Controls over Its Program
    September 29, 2007
    Report
    #2007-CH-1017
    Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority 5(h) and Turnkey lll Homeownership Opportunity Programs, Hamilton, OH, The Authority Lacked Adequate Controls over Its Homeownership Proceeds
    September 19, 2007
    Report
    #2007-CH-1013
    The Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority, Dayton Ohio, Did Not Effectively Operate Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
    June 18, 2007
    Report
    #2007-CH-1008
    The State of Mississippi's Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program, Jackson, Mississippi, Did Not Appropriately Calculate Grants and Monitor the Program
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the State of Mississippi's (State) calculation of homeowners' grant amounts and monitoring of the implementation of its Homeowner's Assistance Grant Program. Our audit was part of the activities in our annual audit plan. Our objectives were to determine whether the State appropriately calculated the homeowners' grant amounts and monitored the…
    May 06, 2007
    Report
    #2007-AO-1001
    Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority, Warren, Ohio, Did Not Ensure Its Nonprofit Followed HUD's Section 8 Housing Requirements
    April 29, 2007
    Report
    #2007-CH-1007
    Colony Mortgage Corporation, Supervised Lender, Fairview Park, Ohio, Did Not Always Comply with HUD’s Requirements Regarding Underwriting of Loans and Quality Control Reviews
    March 25, 2007
    Report
    #2007-CH-1006
    Federal, State, and Local Agencies Combine Forces for Operation Clean House
    Columbus, Ohio – Over the last two weeks the U.S. Marshals led Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State Highway Patrol teamed together to conduct Operation Clean House. This operation focused on fugitives with active felony arrest warrants who were residing in government subsidized housing in Columbus,…
    Press release
    February 02, 2026
    Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Lying About Health Issues to Obtain Government Benefits
    CLEVELAND – A Portage County man has been sentenced to federal prison for obtaining government assistance by making false and misleading statements regarding his state of health.Michael W. Honaker, 55, of Windham, Ohio, was sentenced to 31 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David A. Ruiz, after he pleaded guilty in December 2024 to wire fraud and theft of government property. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release…
    Press release
    December 18, 2025
    Justice Department Secures $480,000 Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Ohio Landlords and Property Managers
    The Justice Department announced today that the owners and operators of rental properties in and around Athens County, Ohio have agreed to pay $480,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that their former rental manager, Joseph Earl Lucas, sexually harassed female tenants and prospective tenants of rental properties for almost twenty years, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.“No one should have to endure sexual harassment to keep a roof over his or…
    Press release
    December 18, 2025