Real estate agent sentenced for running multi-year mortgage and real estate commission fraud schemes
ATLANTA – Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loans. Many of the fraudulent loans were insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), resulting in over $850,000 Read More
Enero 21, 2022
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Brian Nysenbaum
El Sr. Brian Nysenbaum fue nombrado Inspector General Adjunto Interino para la Oficina de Investigación Especial en enero del 2019. Es responsable de la supervisión de la Oficina de Investigación Especial (OSI) de la Oficina de Inspección General (OIG) de HUD, que realiza investigaciones delicadas Read More
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HUD Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fiscal year 2021 compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) and implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. PIIA was enacted to prevent and reduce improper payments and Read More
Junio 27, 2022
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West Haven City Employee Admits Role in Scheme to Steal Covid Relief Funds
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN BERNARDO, 66, of West Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to a conspiracy charge stemming from his role in a scheme to steal COVID relief funds from the Read More
Junio 14, 2022
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Kissimmee loan officer accused of forging documents, bank fraud and identity theft
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A loan officer is accused in a bizarre scheme to help home buyers get bigger loans than they might have qualified for otherwise.
She was working for a mortgage company in Kissimmee, at the time, and later started her own business.
Court records show she is also accused of Read More
Junio 02, 2022
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PRAC COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Project
HUD OIG is one of 10 OIGs participating in this PRAC-led COVID 19 Pandemic Impact Project. The OIGs will conduct the review and provide the results to the PRAC for the final consolidated work products. The objective is to identify the federal pandemic response program funds provided to select Read More
Abril 01, 2022
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Salem Man Found Guilty on All Counts in Decade-Long Mortgage Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former self-proclaimed Salem real estate developer has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with a 10-year mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions totaling $6.5 million and resulting in more than $3.8 million in losses to Read More
Junio 01, 2022
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SAR 87 - HUD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress for the period October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022
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 period. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and Congress fully informed of significant Read More
Mayo 31, 2022
Semiannual Report
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Mortgage Loan Officer Charged With Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Evelisse Hernandez (40, Kissimmee) with four counts of bank fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. If convicted, she faces up to 30 years in federal prison on each bank fraud count and Read More
Mayo 23, 2022
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Baltimore Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in Relation to the Sale of Two Baltimore Properties
Baltimore, Maryland – Philip Abramowitz, age 50, of Pikesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. As part of his guilty plea, Abramowitz will be ordered to pay $373,684 in restitution.
The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the Read More
Mayo 20, 2022
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Investigative Findings of Misconduct by a GS-15 Program Analyst
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) initiated this investigation upon receipt of information alleging a GS-15 Program Analyst formerly employed within HUD’s Office of the Chief Information Officer may have provided nonpublic HUD Read More
Mayo 19, 2022
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HUD’s Oversight of the Physical Conditions of Public Housing Agencies' Developments
HUD OIG is auditing HUD's oversight of the physical conditions of public housing developments. The objective of the audit is to assess whether HUD has adequate oversight of public housing agencies’ corrective actions in response to (1) public housing agencies’ annual inspections and (2) the Real Read More
Mayo 01, 2022
Work Start Notification
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Geospatial Data Act of 2018 FY22 Audit
The objective of this audit is to determine whether HUD is meeting the 13 responsibilities as stated in the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Act), concerning its collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data. The Act requires 16 Read More
Abril 01, 2022
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Investigation of Alleged Ethics Violations by Lynne Patton, Former Regional Administrator, Region II, Department of Housing and Urban Development
In August and September 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) received information from multiple sources alleging that Lynne Patton, then-Regional Administrator, Region II, violated various federal ethics laws by Read More
Mayo 05, 2022
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Newark Landlords Agree to Pay $430,000 to Settle Allegations of Collecting Excess Rent in Sparrow Run
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss announced today that landlords Goodfish Enterprises, LLC; Reliant Property Management Company; and Christopher Lukacs have agreed to pay $430,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act during their participation in the U.S. Read More
Mayo 02, 2022
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La Joya Residents Sentenced for Fraud Schemes
McALLEN, Texas – The former mayor of La Joya and two others have been ordered to federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Former mayor Jose Adolfo Salinas, 83, pleaded guilty July 19, 2021, while his daughter - Frances Salinas De Leon, 54 - and Ramiro Alaniz, 40, Read More
Abril 28, 2022
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Union County Man Admits Committing Wire Fraud and Making False Reports and Statements to and for HUD
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted committing wire fraud and making false reports and statements to and for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Shenandoah Adams Sr., aka “Shane Adams Sr.,” 56, of New Read More
Abril 19, 2022
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GNMA Process and Guidance for Troubled Issuers
HUD OIG is conducting an audit of Ginnie Mae’s guidance and processes for troubled issuers. Our objective is to assess Ginnie Mae’s guidance and processes for handling troubled issuers. Specifically, we will assess whether Ginnie Mae’s guidance and processes provide reasonable assurance that 1) the Read More
Marzo 01, 2022
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Uninsured Pooled Loans CAV
HUD OIG is auditing Ginnie Mae's response to audit 2016-KC-0002, which reported on uninsured single-family loans remaining in mortgage backed securities (MBS) pools. Loans that lack FHA, VA, or RHS insurance/guarantees are considered defective and issuers must cure the defect, buy them out from MBS Read More
Marzo 01, 2022
Work Start Notification
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The State of Florida Administered Its Housing Repair and Replacement Program Effectively but Not Always in a Cost-Efficient and Prudent Manner for the Projects and Activity Delivery Costs Reviewed
We audited the State of Florida’s Housing Repair and Replacement Program (HRRP), one of the programs that the State developed to address its unmet disaster recovery housing needs because of Hurricane Irma in 2017. We audited this program due to the large amount of Community Development Block Read More
Marzo 30, 2022
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