St. Thomas, VI –United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that former Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (“VIHFA”) Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson was sentenced today to 36 months of imprisonment by United States District Judge Mark A. Kearney following his convictions Read More

Columbus, Ohio – Over the last two weeks the U.S. Marshals led Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State Highway Patrol teamed together to conduct Operation Read More

Fraud poses a significant risk to the integrity of federal programs and erodes public trust in government.  For the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) disaster recovery programs, fraud results in communities and individuals not receiving needed assistance to recover from Read More

In August 2024, we issued an audit report on the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) fraud risk management practices, finding that HCD was not adequately prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to fraud due to the lack of focus it placed on fraud risks and Read More

HUD OIG has contracted with an Independent Public Accounting (IPA) firm to conduct the annual GNMA financial statement audit. The IPA's audit objectives are to (1) express an opinion on whether GNMA’s fiscal year 2026 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all Read More

HUD OIG has contracted with an Independent Public Accounting (IPA) firm to conduct the annual HUD financial statement audit. The IPA's audit objectives are to (1) express an opinion on whether HUD’s fiscal year 2026 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material Read More

HUD OIG has contracted with an Independent Public Accounting (IPA) firm to conduct the annual FHA financial statement audit. The IPA's audit objectives are to (1) express an opinion on whether FHA’s fiscal year 2026 financial statements are fairly presented and adequately disclosed, in all material Read More

HUD OIG is auditing an Oklahoma Public Housing Agency's (PHA) role as a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project-based voucher (PBV) contract administrator. The contract administrator is responsible for ensuring compliance with HUD’s PBV requirements and administering several components of the Read More

HUD OIG is auditing the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. CDBG has an average annual funding level of about $16.7 billion, which provides entitlement grantees funding to support activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income individuals. Our audit objective is to Read More

Orlando, FL –A grand jury has returned a federal indictment charging Jason Morales (44, Chagrin Falls, Ohio) with six counts of bank fraud. If convicted, Morales faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each count. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.According to Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program.  We also reviewed three of the 39 initial MTW public housing agencies (PHA) for compliance with the MTW program’s statutory requirements.  We selected the Read More

We recently issued an audit report on the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) fraud risk management practices, which determined the grantee did not adequately develop a fraud risk management framework for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding provided for the Read More

HUD OIG is auditing Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-Insured Single Family loans issued to FHA borrowers with delinquent federal tax debt.  This audit will include forward and reverse mortgages that received FHA insurance between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.  Our audit Read More

HUD OIG is auditing a Washington-based grantee's Community Planning and Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Community Planning and Development Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (CDBG-CV) program.  The grantee was allocated about $9 million annually in CDBG funds and Read More

HUD OIG is auditing the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program.  On average annually, HOPWA provides about $456 million in grant funds and it is the only federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.   Our objective is to determine Read More

Use the OIG’s fraud risk inventory to enhance its program-specific fraud risk inventory for the Single Family Housing program.

Include lenders and servicers in the fraud risk identification process and communicate the fraud risks and schemes identified for the Single Family Housing program to relevant stakeholders, including relevant HUD program and support staff, lenders, and servicers.

Incorporate data and system enhancements such as those mentioned in this report into its plans to improve HUD’s ability to monitor and respond to fraud risks in the Single Family Housing program.

Acting Inspector General Brian D. Harrison testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) regarding oversight of programs and operations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

HUD OIG is auditing an Ohio nationwide lender that originates and underwrites FHA single family loans. This review will focus on more than 3,500 loans closed totaling approximately $970 million. Our objective is to determine whether the lender followed FHA rules and regulations for assets, income, Read More