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South Florida developers plundered money meant for housing poor, U.S. says
					
(Source: Miami Herald) The Miami-based Carlisle Development Group, once the state’s biggest developer of affordable housing, had a reputation for building some of South Florida’s finest low-income apartments — including a tower in the historic black neighborhood of Overtown with after-school care Read More
				
				August 04, 2015 
                                        					
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                                        				Feds subpoena GHURA
					
(Source: Pacific Daily News) Federal subpoenas were delivered Friday to the Guam Housing and Renewal Authority’s main office, GHURA management confirmed Monday.
Albert Santos, GHURA’s interim executive director while Mike Duenas is off island, said while he can confirm subpoenas were served, he Read More
				
				August 04, 2015 
                                        					
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                                        				HUD Did Not Adequately Oversee Enhanced Vouchers Administered by New York Agencies
					
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of enhanced vouchers provided under its Housing Choice Voucher program based on our annual audit plan.  We focused on vouchers administered by three New York agencies because the related subsidies represented 59 Read More
				
				July 28, 2015
                                        
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									Is Fraud Worth it? - Now in Multiple Languages
					
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                                        				Information System Control Weaknesses Identified in the Single Family Housing Enterprise Data Warehouse
					
We reviewed the general and application controls over the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Single Family Housing Enterprise Data Warehouse as part of the internal control assessments of FHA’s principal financial statements for fiscal year 2014.  Our objective was to determine the Read More
				
				October 20, 2014
                                        
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									Information System Control Weaknesses Identified in the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System
					
We reviewed the information security controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System (GFAS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2014 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Read More
				
				October 28, 2014
                                        
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									Information System Control Weaknesses Identified in the FHA Subsidiary Ledger
					
We reviewed the general and application controls over the Federal Housing Administration’s subsidiary ledger as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2014 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990.  Our objective was to review Read More
				
				November 05, 2014
                                        
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									Information System Control Weaknesses Identified in the Loan Accounting System
					
We reviewed the general and application controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Loan Accounting System (LAS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2014 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Read More
				
				December 07, 2014
                                        
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									Fiscal Year 2014 Review of Information Systems Controls in Support of the Financial Statements Audit
					
We reviewed information system controls over the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) computing environment.  This review was conducted as part of the Office of Inspector General’s audit of HUD’s financial statements for fiscal year 2014 under the Chief Financial Officer’s Read More
				
				February 22, 2015
                                        
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									The State of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, Did Not Properly Support the Eligibility of Some Funds Used for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
					
We audited the State of Florida’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program because the State was awarded more than $107 million to recover from the 2008 natural disasters and to undertake activities and long-term strategies that focus on reducing future natural Read More
				
				July 26, 2015
                                        
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									Essex County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For His Role In $5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme (Source: USAO, NJ)
					
NEWARK N.J. – A Nutley, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a massive mortgage fraud scheme involving multiple properties in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Kenneth Sweetman, 34, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Read More
				
				July 27, 2015 
                                        					
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                                        				Overincome Families Resided in Public Housing Units
					
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) public housing program.  We conducted the audit as part of our annual audit plan and a congressional request.  Specifically, Congressman David P. Roe requested that we review the number of families residing in Read More
				
				July 20, 2015
                                        
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									Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to $3.8 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme (Source: loansafe.org)
					
(Source: USDOJ) Baltimore, Maryland –Alberic Okou Agodio, age 30, of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, arising from a mortgage fraud scheme in which he used the names of immigrants and students, along with false financial information Read More
				
				July 22, 2015 
                                        					
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                                        				The State of New Jersey Awarded Disaster Funds to Eligible Businesses for Eligible Expenses in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
					
We audited the State of New Jersey’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery-funded Grants and Forgivable Loans to Small Businesses program.  We conducted the audit because the program was one of the largest funded economic revitalization programs in the State’s action plan and Read More
				
				July 19, 2015
                                        
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									FBI: West Suburban Real Estate Broker Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison in Mortgage Fraud Scam (Source: 7thspace.com)
					
CHICAGO—A west suburban real estate broker was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a pair of Chicago apartment buildings. GEORGE DRAVILAS, 37, of Medinah, pleaded guilty in February to one count of bank fraud. In addition to the prison Read More
				
				July 16, 2015 
                                        					
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                                        				NOVA Financial & Investment Corporation’s FHA-Insured Loans With Downpayment Assistance Gifts Did Not Always Meet HUD Requirements
					
We audited NOVA Financial & Investment Corporation based on a referral from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Quality Assurance Division detailing a separate lender that originated Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loans that contained ineligible Read More
				
				July 08, 2015
                                        
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									The City of High Point Did Not Properly Administer Its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grants in Compliance With Federal Requirements
					
We audited the City of High Point’s lead-based paint procurement and eligibility operations.  We selected the Authority based on concerns from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.  Our audit objective was to Read More
				
				July 08, 2015
                                        
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									HUD Did Not Evaluate and Report Potential Violations of Its Government Purchase Card Program
					
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) administration of its purchase card program in accordance with the Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012.  Our 2013 risk assessment review identified HUD’s purchase card program at medium to high risk for Read More
				
				July 06, 2015
                                        
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									HUD Did Not Provide Adequate Oversight of the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program
					
We audited the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee program based on the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) research, analysis, and information provided by the Office of Investigation, detailing potential weaknesses in the program’s controls Read More
				
				July 05, 2015
                                        
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									Virgin Islands Community AIDS Resource & Education, Inc., Did Not Administer Its Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
					
We audited Virgin Islands Community AIDS Resource & Education, Inc.’s (VICARE) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program.  This audit was the result of a referral from the San Juan Office of Community Planning and Development.  The objective of the audit was to Read More
				
				July 01, 2015
                                        
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