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HUD’s Use of Nonpayment Orders Adequately Prevented Claims on FHA Loans From Being Paid
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) process for ensuring that nonpayment orders adequately prevented the payment of claims on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. The audit was initiated in response to an Office of Inspector General preaudit Read More
February 25, 2018
Report
#2018-LA-0001
The County of San Diego, San Diego, CA, Did Not Support Continuum of Care Match and Payroll Costs in Accordance With Requirements
We audited the County of San Diego’s Continuum of Care program funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We audited the County because HUD had not reviewed its Continuum of Care grant program in more than 10 years and as a spinoff of an audit of a County Read More
February 21, 2018
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#2018-LA-1002
Attorney General's Office Charges Five More Individuals with Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Attorney General’s Office and its state and federal partners have charged five new defendants with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, bringing the total number of defendants Read More
February 25, 2018
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Press Release
Former Enfield Community Development Director Charged With Stealing More Than $95,000 From Agency
(Source: courant.com) The former executive director of the Enfield Community Development Corporation, a former quasi-public organization that controlled funding for economic development projects, has been charged with stealing $95,000 in public money from the corporation.
Darrin LaMore, 47, was Read More
February 21, 2018
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Former Head on Enfield Community Development Corporation Charged with Stealing Government Funds
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza today announced that DARRIN LAMORE, 47, of Enfield, has been charged by a Read More
February 20, 2018
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Press Release
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Program Units Met Housing Quality Standards and That It Accurately Calculated Housing Assistance Payment Abatements
We audited the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) we received a complaint alleging that the Authority did not follow program requirements, (2) the Authority administered 1,117 vouchers and received more than $5.2 million in funding for fiscal year Read More
February 14, 2018
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#2018-PH-1002
The Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, Fairmont, WV, Did Not Always Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With Applicable Program Requirements
We audited the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program because (1) we received a complaint alleging that the Authority did not follow program requirements, (2) the Authority administered 1,117 vouchers and received more than $5.2 million in funding for fiscal year Read More
February 10, 2018
Report
#2018-PH-1001
Review of Information Systems Controls Over FHA
We audited general and application controls over selected Federal Housing Administration (FHA) information systems and the credit reform estimation and reestimation process as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2017 financial statement audit under the Chief Read More
February 11, 2018
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#2018-DP-0002
The Housing Authority of the City of Asbury Park, NJ, Did Not Always Administer Its Operating and Capital Funds in Accordance With Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of Asbury Park based on our risk analysis of public housing agencies located in the State of New Jersey. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Authority administered its Public Housing Operating and Capital Fund programs in Read More
February 06, 2018
Report
#2018-NY-1003
Risk Assessment of Fiscal Year 2016 HUD Charge Card Programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), has completed its annual risk assessment of HUD’s charge cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Public Law 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Read More
February 03, 2018
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#2018-KC-0801
Essex County Loan Officer Charged With Mortgage Fraud
NEWARK N.J. – A Nutley, New Jersey, man was charged today with using fraudulent documents to deceive his employer into approving a loan, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Richard Patino, 42, is charged by complaint with one count of wire fraud. He made his initial appearance before U.S. Read More
February 04, 2018
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Villa Main Apartments, Port Arthur, TX, Subsidized Nonexistent Tenants, Unsupported Tenants, and Uninspected Units
We audited the multifamily Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) program at the Villa Main Apartments. We selected Villa Main in accordance with the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) goal to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) multifamily housing Read More
January 29, 2018
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#2018-FW-1002
HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Grants Funded Through Its Resident Home-Ownership Program
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of grants funded through its resident home-ownership program under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, based on the results we reported for HUD’s program grants for Carmen- Read More
December 20, 2017
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#2018-CH-0001
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Generally Administered Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s (Commonwealth) administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) based on a referral from the Louisville, KY, Office of Community Planning and Development and in accordance with our Read More
December 19, 2017
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#2018-AT-1001
Stratford Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
John H. Durham. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARRYLL HARMON, 44, of Stratford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of bankruptcy fraud.
According to court documents Read More
December 17, 2017
News
Press Release
Information System Controls Over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System
We audited general and application controls over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System (GFAS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2017 financial statements audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to review internal Read More
December 13, 2017
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#2018-DP-0001
U.S. Attorney's Office Charges Suburban Mortgage Brokers with Fraud for Allegedly Controlling Property Appraisals in Scheme to Defraud Lenders
CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has charged two suburban mortgage brokers with fraudulently operating a purportedly independent appraisal management company to control property valuations, and brokering fraudulent loans to finance real estate transactions between themselves and Read More
December 13, 2017
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Press Release
4 more charged with Sandy fraud
(Source: whyy.org) New Jersey authorities charged criminally this week four more people with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, state law enforcement officials announced.
State authorities have charged 104 people for allegedly engaging in this type Read More
December 10, 2017
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Article
E-Discovery Management System’s Capacity To Meet Customer Demand for Electronic Data
HUD has a contract with Leidos Innovations Corporation for E-Discovery services using the E-Discovery Management System. The process for collecting electronically stored information (ESI) and delivering it to customers has two major subprocesses: (1) an initial ESI collection and (2) a Read More
December 05, 2017
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#2017-OE-0008
Former Falls Housing Director Admits Thefts
(Source: buffalonews.com) Stephanie W. Cowart, former executive director of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, admitted Wednesday to working with her son and daughter-in-law to steal $17,580 from the authority and the state.
Cowart, who appeared before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, Read More
December 06, 2017
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