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Indictment of former GHURA legal counsel followed 'arduous' investigation
(Source: The Guam Daily Post) Former Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority legal counsel Mark Smith denied to the GHURA board any financial interest that conflicted with his role with the agency, but an indictment alleged that he did have a conflict, which he tried to disguise through a series Read More
March 21, 2017
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Smith and Wong indicted for 56 counts; under investigation by FBI
(Source: Kaum News) Unsealed in the District Court of Guam today, two men have been indicted in the federal court for 56 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and theft of government property, to name a few. Attorney Mark Smith was hired by GHURA as legal counsel in March 2011, and was Read More
March 20, 2017
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HUD Oversight and Management Issues - 2017
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
March 15, 2017
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Hearing
The Irvington, NJ, Housing Authority Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing Program in Accordance With Program Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the Township of Irvington, NJ, regarding the administration of its public housing program because it was classified as a troubled public housing agency and based on a complaint from the union representing its maintenance and clerical employees. The Read More
March 08, 2017
Report
#2017-NY-1008
Victoria Housing Authority fires executive director
Source: Source: Victoria Advocate)
By Jessica Priest
March 7, 2017 at 10:36 p.m.
The Victoria Housing Authority is in the midst of its fourth management shake- up in about two years.
Its board of directors fired Louis Boldt during a Feb. 28 meeting.
Boldt replaced longtime executive director Read More
March 08, 2017
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Long Island Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Defrauding Homeowners In Loan Modification Scheme
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, David Gotterup was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to 15 years in prison for leading a loan modification scheme that defrauded distressed homeowners. Gotterup pleaded guilty on June 16, 2016, to conspiring to commit wire, mail and bank fraud Read More
March 06, 2017
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The Puerto Rico Department of Housing, San Juan, PR, Did Not Properly Administer Its Multifamily Special Escrow Funds
We audited the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s multifamily special escrow funds. This audit was the result of a referral from the San Juan Office of Multifamily Housing Programs. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether the Department administered and disbursed its Read More
February 28, 2017
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#2017-AT-1003
New Horizons, Kansas City, MO, Received Improper Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited the Section 8 housing assistance payments program of the New Horizons project in Kansas City, MO. Our objective was to determine whether New Horizons properly verified tenants’ eligibility, Read More
March 01, 2017
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#2017-KC-1002
Independent Attestation Review: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, DATA Act Implementation Efforts
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) and implementation guidance provided in the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-15-12 mandates that Federal agencies must report their financial, budgetary and programmatic information to the USASpending.gov web site by Read More
February 28, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-FO-0801
HUD Failed To Adequately Oversee FHA-Insured Loans With Borrower-Financed Downpayment Assistance
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans originated with borrower-financed downpayment assistance. The audit was initiated based on the results from three HUD, Office of Inspector General (OIG) Read More
March 01, 2017
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#2017-LA-0003
Final Civil Action – Security National Mortgage Company Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey in a civil investigation of Security National Mortgage Company. Security Read More
February 28, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-CF-1802
HUD’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements Audit (Reissued)
In accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended, we are required to annually audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD reissued its fiscal year 2016 and 2015 (Restated) consolidated financial Read More
February 27, 2017
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#2017-FO-0005
Two Los Angeles-Area Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Running Mortgage Scam that Purchased Homes with 'Straw Buyers'
LOS ANGELES – Two defendants linked to a mortgage fraud scheme that cost at least $2.4 million when fraudulently purchased homes went into foreclosure have been sentenced to federal prison.
The case involves a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgages for residential properties through the use of “ Read More
March 01, 2017
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Press Release
Baltimore Real Estate Agent Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for $735,000 Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Baltimore City Properties
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Michael Gerard Camphor, age 60, of Baltimore, to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on charges arising from the fraudulent purchase of four properties in Baltimore, using fraudulent loan Read More
February 28, 2017
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Press Release
Village North Apartments, Salt Lake City, UT Generally Verified Each Tenant’s Income, Social Security Number, and Citizenship Status in Accordance with HUD’s Rules and Regulations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited Village North Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah based on concerns that surfaced during another assignment when it appeared as though Village North might have moved tenants in and out of units and Read More
February 26, 2017
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#2017-DE-1001
Former Bayonne accountant sentenced for accepting bribes in HUD grant scheme
(Source: nj.com) A former accountant for the City of Bayonne was sentenced to 21 months in prison today for accepting bribes in return for funneling hundreds of thousands in federal grant money to a local contractor.
Anselmo "Rocky" Crisonino, 56, was also sentenced to three years of supervised Read More
February 28, 2017
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Former Bayonne Official Sentenced To 21 Months Prison For Accepting $65,000 In Bribes For Awarding HUD Grant Funds
TRENTON, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man, who served as the senior accountant of the City of Bayonne Department of Community Development (CBDCD) was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for accepting $65,000 in bribe payments in exchange for his assistance in awarding projects funded by Read More
February 26, 2017
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Press Release
Final Action Memorandum: Purchaser of HUD-Insured Single-Family Property Settled Allegations of Causing the Submission of a False Claim
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), reviewed preforeclosure sales under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program in the St. Louis, MO, area. We found that the purchaser of a property being sold in a preforeclosure sale Read More
February 21, 2017
Memorandum
#2017-KC-1801
Seneca Mortgage Servicing LLC, Elma, NY, Generally Complied With HUD’s Loss Mitigation Program Requirements for Servicing Its Portfolio of FHA-Insured Mortgages
We reviewed Seneca Mortgage’s servicing of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages and its implementation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Loss Mitigation program. We selected Seneca Mortgage based on the results of our single-family risk Read More
February 15, 2017
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#2017-NY-1007
Ex-Easton lawyer admits to helping defraud homeowners facing foreclosure
(Source: ctpost.com) BRIDGEPORT—A month after his co-conspirator pleaded guilty, a lawyer formerly of Easton has switched his own plea and admitted to participating in a scheme that took advantage of distressed homeowners.
Bradford Barneys, 51, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal court in Hartford Read More
February 21, 2017
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