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The City of Norfolk, VA, Generally Failed To Justify Its Community Development Block Grant Activities
We audited the City of Norfolk’s Community Development Block Grant program based on our annual audit plan and a risk analysis, which indicated that the City had the most open activities in Virginia. Our objective was to determine whether the City justified its program activities by ensuring Read More
December 15, 2013
Report
#2014-PH-1001
Waterford Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Leading Extensive Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE GUZMAN, 53, of Waterford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating an Read More
December 18, 2013
News
Press Release
Contractor sentenced for over-billing Road Home subsidiary
A New Orleans-based contractor who admitted to over-billing a Road Home subsidiary $236,000 was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to two-and-a-half years in prison.
Praveen Kailas, a prominent and politically connected contractor, admitted to overbilling the state's Small Rental Property Read More
December 18, 2013
News
Article
SAR 70 - Semiannual Report to Congress for period ending September 30, 2013
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 19, 2013
Semiannual Report
#SAR 70
La Joya Housing Authority Director Claims Investigation is Politically Driven
LA JOYA - The director of the La Joya Housing Authority says a federal investigation into his businesses may have been politically motivated.
"It gets pretty dirty, they'll use whatever they want to distract the voters and trying to change, outcome (sic)," Juan Jose Garza said.
Federal agents Read More
December 17, 2013
News
Article
Additional Details To Supplement Our Report on HUD’s Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 (Restated) Financial Statements
We are required to annually audit the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in accordance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 as amended. This report supplements our report on the results of our audit of HUD’s principal financial Read More
December 14, 2013
Report
#2014-FO-0003
Audit of the Federal Housing Administration’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012
In accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act as amended (31 U.S.C. 9105), the Office of Inspector General engaged the independent certified public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit the fiscal years 2013 and 2012 financial statements of the Federal Housing Read More
December 11, 2013
Report
#2014-FO-0002
Audit of Government National Mortgage Association’s (Ginnie Mae) Financial Statement for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012
In accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act as amended (31 U.S.C. 9105), the Office of Inspector General engaged the independent certified public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit the fiscal years 2013 and 2012 financial statements of the Government National Read More
December 04, 2013
Report
#2014-FO-0001
First person convicted in federal mortgage broker fraud investigation ordered to pay HUD $45,707
MOBILE, Alabama – A federal judge on Monday sentenced a woman to pay restitution to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of an ongoing mortgage fraud prosecution the Midtown Mortgage brokerage.
In June, 27-year-old Delaine Williams pleaded guilty to falsifying a mortgage Read More
December 12, 2013
News
Article
The Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton, NC, Did Not Administer Its Public Housing Program in Accordance With Requirements
We initiated a review of the Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton, NC, at the request of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Greensboro, NC, Office of Public Housing. HUD staff described many areas of concern, including cash management, procurement, and Read More
December 03, 2013
Report
#2014-AT-1002
The Municipality of Arecibo Did Not Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We audited the Municipality of Arecibo’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program as part of our strategic plan based on the results of a recent audit of the Municipality’s Community Development Block Grant program. The objectives of the audit were to determine whether dwelling units acquired Read More
December 01, 2013
Report
#2014-AT-1001
Man Up nonprofit founder admits to fraud
SARASOTA - The founder of a Sarasota nonprofit has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 in federal money that was supposed to go to internships for teenagers.
As part of a plea agreement filed Thursday in a federal court in Tampa, Lyndon Jones, executive director of Man Up Inc., admitted Read More
December 05, 2013
News
Article
Stockton Real Estate Agents Arrested for Long-Running Mortgage Fraud Scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal agents arrested Stockton residents Lillian Marquez, 38, and Michael Keatts, 56, in their homes early this morning for a mortgage fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. A federal grand jury indictment charged them with conspiring to commit Read More
December 03, 2013
News
Press Release
The City of Flint, MI Lacked Adequate Controls Over Its Home Investment Partnerships Program
We audited the City of Flint’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program. We selected the City based upon our analysis of risk factors related to Program grantees in Region 5’s1 jurisdiction. Our objectives were to determine whether the City complied with Federal requirements and its Read More
November 13, 2013
Report
#2014-CH-1001
Windridge Apartments Did Not Administer Its Program in Accordance With HUD Rules and Regulations and Its Own Policies and Procedures
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General completed an audit of Windridge Apartments in Wichita, Kansas. We selected Windridge Apartments based on a referral from the Region 7 Office of Multifamily Housing due to high tenant receivables and Read More
November 05, 2013
Report
#2014-KC-1001
The Colfax Housing Authority, Colfax, LA, Did Not Properly Administer Its Programs, Including Its 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant
In accordance with our regional plan to review public housing programs and because of weaknesses identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), we reviewed the public housing programs of the Colfax Housing Authority, Colfax, LA. Our objective was to determine Read More
November 06, 2013
Memorandum
#2014-FW-1801
HUD’s Monitoring and Administration of the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency Program
We completed a review of HUD’s monitoring and administration of the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (HCV FSS) program. The review was included in OIG’s annual audit plan and contributes to OIGs objective of improving HUD’s execution of and accountability for grant funds. Read More
October 29, 2013
Memorandum
#2014-NY-0801
Disgraced Chelsea housing chief McLaughlin and two others face new criminal charges
Michael E. McLaughlin, the former Chelsea Housing Authority director already serving a prison sentence for corruption, was indicted again today along with another former housing manager and a private contractor for allegedly rigging federal inspections so that public housing units in Chelsea would Read More
October 29, 2013
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Marina Village Apartments, Sparks, NV, Was Not Always Administered in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited Marina Village Apartments as a result of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) internal audit of HUD’s servicing of multifamily HUD-held mortgages and a risk analysis. The objectives were to determine whether project funds Read More
October 23, 2013
Report
#2014-LA-1001
State College man indicted for falsifying income to buy luxury cars, live in subsidized home
WILLIAMSPORT — A federal grand jury has indicted a State College man on charges he lied about his income to live in subsidized housing and to obtain loans for several luxury vehicles.
Ivan Viktorovich Kronin, 31, of Cypress Way, is accused in the indictment Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court Read More
October 24, 2013
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