"HUD OIG performed the seventh of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the $2.783 billion in Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  HUD OIG’s audit objectives were to determine whether the LMDC (1) disbursed…

What We Audited and Why We audited the Commonwealth of Virginia's (Commonwealth) HOME Investment Partnerships program (HOME as part of our fiscal year 2006 annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Commonwealth's Department of Housing and Community Development was properly administering its HOME program. What We Found The Commonwealth did not ensure that HOME funds were disbursed and used in accordance with federal…

HUD OIG audited the 2004 Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State of Florida (State). We selected this grant for review based on risk factors associated with fraud, waste and abuse.  HUD OIG's audit objectives were to determine whether the State (1) awarded and disbursed disaster recovery funds in accordance with HUD requirements and (2) implemented adequate procedures for monitoring the projects…

HUD OIG performed the sixth of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  HUD has allocated $2.783 billion in Disaster Recovery Assistance funds to the LMDC.  OIG’s…

What We Audited and Why We completed an audit of the Corporación para el Fomento Económico de la Ciudad Capital (Corporation) independent capital fund. The review was initiated in response to a request from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) San Juan Office of Community Planning and Development, which was not satisfied with the Corporation's overall performance in administering its independent capital fund. HUD's concerns…

We audited the Kankakee County Housing Authority's (Authority) Low-Rent Housing Program. The audit was conducted in response to a citizen's complaint to our office and was part of our comprehensive audit of the Authority. The object of our audit was to determine whether the Authority administered its Low-Rent Housing program in an efficient and effective manner. We determined whether the Authority had adequate procedures and controls over its…

We completed an audit of the Kankakee Count Housing Authority's Section 8 Housing Program. The audit was conducted based upon a citizen's complaint to our Office. The objectives of our audit were to determine where the Authority: (1) administered its Section 8 Program in an efficient and effective manner; and (2) provided decent, safe, and sanitary housing for its Section 8 tenants. This audit is part of our on-going comprehensive audit of the…

NEWARK, N.J. – A former Newark city official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corp. (NCEDC), along with two Newark business owners, were indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with a conspiracy for the official to obtain corrupt payments intended to influence and reward him for assisting the business owners with the acquisition and redevelopment of various Newark-owned properties, Acting U.S. Attorney…

BOSTON – A former employee of the City of Worcester’s Housing Development Office and Executive Office of Economic Development was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with a $2.3 million fraud scheme relating to the redevelopment of a multi-family property in Worcester. Jacklyn M. Sutcivni, 47, of Dracut, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and false claims. U.S.…