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    Letter to Senator Warren and Senator Murray Regarding a Review of HUD Actions
    June 16, 2025, Letter from Acting Inspector General Begg responding to a request from Senator Warren and Senator Murray to review recent HUD actions to terminate contracts, reduce the HUD workforce, and alter program requirements for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR Read More
    June 16, 2025
    Correspondence
    Mississippi Firm to Pay $1,207,600 to Resolve Disaster Recovery Claims
    Firm Billed for Services after Devastating 2016 West Virginia FloodCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Horne LLP, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, has agreed to pay the United States $1,207,600 to resolve civil allegations that it received improper Read More
    April 16, 2025
    News
    Press Release
    Kansas City Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Financial Institution
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who defrauded a local financial institution of $652,784.34 in funds was sentenced in federal court today for bank fraud and money laundering.Maximillian D. Howell, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to a total of 21 months in federal Read More
    April 16, 2025
    News
    Press Release
    South Carolina Construction Company to Pay $191,070 to the United States to Resolve False Claims Allegations
    Claims Relate to Fraudulent Disaster Recovery Services After Devastating 2016 Flooding in West VirginiaCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced today that Thompson Construction Group Inc., of Sumter, South Carolina, has agreed to pay the United States $191, Read More
    March 31, 2025
    News
    Press Release
    HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development Can Improve Its Monitoring of Civil Rights Compliance
    We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) monitoring of grantees’ compliance with civil rights requirements. Our audit focused on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships Read More
    March 11, 2025
    Report
    #2025-BO-0002
    Opportunities Exist for CPD To Improve Collection of Disaster Recovery Grantee Data for Non-Federal Match Activities
    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is auditing the use of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds as non-Federal match for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)Public Assistance Program.  Read More
    February 28, 2025
    Report
    #2025-FW-0801
    Grantees Were Delayed in Completing National Disaster Resilience Program Activities, but Remain On Track to Accomplish Goals
    We audited the project activity status for 12 grantees that received funds under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) National Disaster Resilience (NDR) grant to determine whether the grantees have accomplished or are on track to Read More
    February 21, 2025
    Report
    #2025-FW-0001
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