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HUD Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2021 compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. PIIA was enacted to prevent and reduce improper payments and Read More
June 27, 2022
Report
#2022-FO-0005
West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal Covid Relief Funds
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to a conspiracy charge stemming from his role in a scheme to steal COVID relief funds from Read More
June 14, 2022
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Press Release
Kissimmee loan officer accused of forging documents, bank fraud and identity theft
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A loan officer is accused in a bizarre scheme to help home buyers get bigger loans than they might have qualified for otherwise.
She was working for a mortgage company in Kissimmee, at the time, and later started her own business.
Court records show she is also accused of Read More
June 02, 2022
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PRAC COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Project
HUD OIG is one of 10 OIGs participating in this PRAC-led COVID 19 Pandemic Impact Project. The OIGs will conduct the review and provide the results to the PRAC for the final consolidated work products. The objective is to identify the federal pandemic response program funds provided to Read More
April 01, 2022
Work Start Notification
#LA 23 0020
Salem Man Found Guilty on All Counts in Decade-Long Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former self-proclaimed Salem real estate developer has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with a 10-year mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions totaling $6.5 million and resulting in more than $3.8 million in losses to Read More
June 01, 2022
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Press Release
The Houston Housing Authority, Houston, TX, Needs To Improve Its Procurement and Financial Operations and Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Subsidy Determinations
The Houston Housing Authority, Houston, TX, Needs To Improve Its Procurement and Financial Operations and Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Subsidy Determinations
We audited the Houston Housing Authority’s public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. We selected the Authority for Read More
December 25, 2016
Report
#2017-FW-1003
SAR 76 - Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending September 30, 2016
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 27, 2016
Semiannual Report
#SAR_76
United Shore Financial Services LLC Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising from FHA-Insured Mortgage Lending
United Shore Financial Services LLC (USFS) has agreed to pay the United States $48 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Read More
December 28, 2016
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Press Release
Orange man ordered to repay $134K in West Haven Housing Authority scheme
(Source: nhregister.com) BRIDGEPORT >> A former West Haven Housing Authority employee has been ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $130,000 in restitution for his role in encouraging the organization to enter into contracts with close friends who owed him money.
John Sandella, 54, of Read More
December 28, 2016
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The City of New York, NY, Lacked Adequate Controls To Ensure That the Use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Was Always Consistent With the Action Plan and Applicable Federal and State Regulations
We completed a review of the City of New York, Office of Management and Budget’s administration of the Interim Assistance Rapid Repairs Program, funded with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to Read More
December 19, 2016
Report
#2017-NY-1004
Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Fort Worth, TX, Generally Complied With HUD Regulations In Its Transactions With Its Related Entity, QuadCo Management Solutions, LLC
Based on the results of a prior audit, we reviewed Fort Worth Housing Solutions (FWHS) and transactions with its related entity QuadCo Management Solutions, LLC (QuadCo) of Fort Worth, TX. Our objectives were to determine whether FWHS (1) properly managed its U.S. Department of Housing and Read More
December 19, 2016
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#2017-FW-1002
Retired Amtrak Supervisor Admits He Accepted Gratuities From Amtrak Vendor
TRENTON, N.J. – A former supervisor at Amtrak in Essex County, New Jersey, today admitted soliciting and accepting more than $7,000 worth of items for his personal use from a vendor as a reward for spending more than $185,000 with the vendor in his capacity as an Amtrak Building and Bridges Read More
December 20, 2016
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Press Release
Boston Cab Dispatcher and Wife Sentenced for Marriage Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Boston Cab dispatcher and his wife were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with arranging a sham marriage for an Ethiopian relative so he could obtain legal status in the United States.
Girma Tilahun, 61, a dispatcher for EJT Management, Inc., which operates Read More
December 20, 2016
News
Press Release
Majestic Management, LLC, a Multifamily Housing Management Agent in St. Louis, MO, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements When Disbursing Project Funds
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Majestic Management, LLC, located in St. Louis, MO. Our objective was to determine whether Majestic Management charged only the appropriate fees in managing the projects, properly procured goods and Read More
December 14, 2016
Report
#2017-KC-1001
The Town of Amherst, NY, Did Not Ensure That Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards (REISSUED February 17, 2017)
(REISSUED February 17, 2017)
We audited the Town of Amherst’s Housing Choice Voucher program administered through a contractor, Belmont Housing Resources for Western New York, to address our audit plan priority to ensure that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) public and Read More
December 12, 2016
Report
#2017-NY-1003
Former Senior Executive From Universal Forest Products Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 50 Months In Prison For Fraudulent Kickback Scheme
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ROBERT LEES, a former senior executive of Universal Forest Products, Inc. (“UFP”), was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas to 50 months in prison for conspiracy, mail fraud, Read More
December 15, 2016
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Owner of Boston Cab Sentenced for Tax and Fraud Offenses
BOSTON – Edward J. Tutunjian, who has owned and operated Boston Cab through his company, EJT Management, Inc., for more than four decades, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for payroll tax evasion, employing illegal aliens and for failing to pay overtime wages.
Tutunjian, 67, of Read More
December 14, 2016
News
Press Release
Former Framingham Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Rent Payments
(Source: framinghamsource.com) BOSTON – A Milford woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with embezzling over $70,000 in rent payments owed to the Framingham Housing Authority.
Rosa A. Famania, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling money from an agency Read More
December 14, 2016
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Former Framingham Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Rent Payments
BOSTON – A Milford woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with embezzling over $70,000 in rent payments owed to the Framingham Housing Authority (FHA).
Rosa A. Famania, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzling money from an agency Read More
December 14, 2016
News
Press Release
The Lubbock Housing Authority, Lubbock, TX, Had Weaknesses in Managing Its Capital Fund Program Operations
We audited the Lubbock Housing Authority’s Public Housing Capital Fund program as part of our regional audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether the Authority properly implemented its U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Capital Fund program.
The Authority Read More
December 10, 2016
Report
#2017-FW-1001