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COVID-19 Fraud Bulletin: Anticompetitive Bidding Schemes
HUDOIG drafted a fraud bulletin on how to identify anticompetitive bidding schemes that may occur in COVID-19-Related procurements.
Fraud Bulletins or Alert
Former State Senator Sentenced For Making False Statement
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that today WESLEY T. BISHOP, age 52, of New Orleans was sentenced to 4 (four) years of probation, before U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry, for making a false statement, a crime punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment. BISHOP Read More
July 14, 2020
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Brevard, N.C. Woman Is Sentenced To Prison For Selling Fake Title Insurance Policies
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U. S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Ginger Lynn Cunningham, 39, formerly of Hendersonville and currently residing in Brevard, to 14 months in prison yesterday, for selling fake title insurance policies, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District Read More
July 17, 2020
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Former Orange Acting Business Administrator Indicted on Corruption, Fraud, and Tax Charges
NEWARK, N.J. – The former acting business administrator for the Township of Orange, New Jersey, has been charged in a 28-count indictment with conspiracy, bribe-taking, money and property fraud, federal tax fraud, and making false statements in connection with a mortgage, U.S. Attorney Craig Read More
July 08, 2020
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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
Report
#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
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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
Report
#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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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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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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Former Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-In-Law also Convicted
Buffalo, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Stephanie W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison Read More
December 05, 2017
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Owners of New Suffolk waterfront home charged with fraud in connection with Hurricane Sandy disaster relief benefits
(Source: southoldlocal.com) The owners of a waterfront home in New Suffolk have been arrested by federal authorities on charges of making false and fraudulent statements in applications for federal assistance following Hurricane Sandy.
William Grella and Gary Osborne, owners of the home at 1200 Read More
December 06, 2017
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Fugitive in Multi-Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme Named in Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Series of Fraudulent Real Estate Loans
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution November 29, 2017
LOS ANGELES – A longtime fugitive was named today in a nine-count indictment that alleges he participated in a $9 million loan fraud scheme that targeted Wells Fargo Bank. Napoleon Olarte, 40, who is believed to be in Venezuela Read More
November 30, 2017
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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea Of Brooklyn Real Estate Developer Daniel Melamed
(Source: longisland.com) Brooklyn, NY - November 27, 2017 - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that Brooklyn real estate developer Daniel Melamed pleaded guilty today in Kings County Supreme Court to a 13-count indictment, including Residential Mortgage Fraud in the Second Degree and Read More
November 28, 2017
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Wethersfield Woman Involved in Debt Elimination Scheme is Sentenced
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that URMILA SRI THAKUR, also known as Urmila Buddhu-Thakur and Indro Buddhu-Thakur, 73, of Wethersfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to four years of probation, the first Read More
November 21, 2017
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Interim Memorandum Special Review, Office for the Socioeconomic and Community Development, San Juan, PR, State Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
Reissued 11/27/17
The subject report has been reissued to correct the memorandum number. This reissued memorandum now correctly shows the report number.The number was corrected from 2018-AT-0801 to 2018-AT-1801.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide time-sensitive Read More
November 15, 2017
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#2018-AT-1801
Newark Non-Profit Director And Political Fundraiser Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud And Tax Evasion
NEWARK, N.J. – The former executive director of a Newark-based childcare and community program and a partner in a political fundraising and consulting company today admitted committing wire fraud and tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
Kiburi D. Tucker, 42, of Read More
November 19, 2017
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