Bank2, Oklahoma City, OK, Originated Loans Reviewed in Accordance with Section 184 Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing Program Processing Guidelines
We audited Bank2’s origination of Section 184 Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing program loans. We selected Bank2’s Section 184 program because (1) an internal audit report and corrective action verification determined that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lacked Read More
Julio 11, 2019
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#2019-LA-1007
The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles, Alhambra, CA, Did Not Ensure That Its Intergovernmental Agreements Included the Current HUD Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles’ intergovernmental agreements due to our Public and Indian Housing Intergovernmental Agreements Auditability Survey. The objective of that review was to identify public housing agencies with intergovernmental agreements for Read More
Julio 03, 2019
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#2019-LA-1006
Ligonier, Indiana Man Sentenced To 87 Months In Prison
SOUTH BEND – Phillip Yoder, age 41, of Ligonier, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his guilty pleas to wire fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
Yoder was sentenced to serve 87 months each on Read More
Julio 01, 2019
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HUD Paid Rental Subsidies To Benefit Public Housing and Voucher Tenants Reported as Excluded From Federal Programs or Deceased
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General audited HUD to ensure that public housing agencies (PHA) have access to information in the Federal Do Not Pay system. We performed this audit because the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 Read More
Junio 25, 2019
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#2019-KC-0002
The State of New York Did Not Ensure That Appraised Values Used by Its Program Were Supported and Appraisal Costs and Services Complied With Requirements
We audited the State of New York’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery-funded New York Rising Buyout and Acquisition program. We initiated this audit based on observations related to the appraised fair market values made during a previous audit (2015-NY-1010) of the State’s Read More
Mayo 29, 2019
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#2019-NY-1002
Topic Brief: CPD Taking Longer To Complete Risk-Based Scoring
Topic briefs are a tool we use to keep officials within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) informed of challenges so that its leadership can be better prepared to address them. This topic brief describes our observations of the time it takes the Office of Community Read More
Junio 27, 2019
Topic Brief
Cleveland woman pleads guilty to defrauding 158 victims in nationwide Facebook scam
(Source: Cleveland.com) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The alleged mastermind involved in scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from mothers nationwide changed her plea Monday morning.
Zienup Sbeih-Maddox’s plea change to guilty comes on the day her trial was scheduled to begin in the Cuyahoga Read More
Junio 26, 2019
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Former Hoboken City Council Candidate Convicted of Conspiring to Use Mail to Promote Voter Bribery Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former candidate for the Hoboken City Council was convicted today of conspiring to promote a voter bribery scheme by use of the mail, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Francis Raia, 67, of Hoboken, New Jersey, was a candidate for Hoboken City Council in 2013. He was Read More
Junio 25, 2019
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Employee at Mortgage Company Admits Illegally Accessing Computer to Steal $2 Million
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden woman today admitted accessing a protected computer without authorization to steal money from her employer and then laundering the proceeds of her theft, U.S Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Dilcia Mercedes 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb Read More
Junio 25, 2019
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Two New Jersey Men Found Guilty in Phony Debt Elimination Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – Two individuals were found guilty today for their respective roles in using phony monetary instruments to obtain luxury vehicles and other high value items; one of the defendants was additionally convicted of bankruptcy fraud, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Read More
Junio 21, 2019
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HUD OIG Semiannual Report to Congress - Report 81
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
Junio 18, 2019
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The City of Dallas, Dallas, TX, Did Not Follow Environmental Requirements or Effectively Manage Its Community Housing Development Organizations
We audited the city of Dallas’ management of its community housing development organizations (CHDO). We performed this audit because of our previous audit work on the City’s Home Investment Partnerships program. During that audit, we concluded that the City did not follow HOME Read More
Junio 17, 2019
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#2019-FW-1004
The North Carolina Department of Commerce Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grants as Required by HUD
We audited the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grants as part of our annual audit plan because the Department received more than $57 million in NSP1 and NSP3 funding. Our audit objective was to determine whether the Department administered its Read More
Junio 14, 2019
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#2019-AT-1004
Honorable Richard Shelby et al: Notices for FY 19 Consolidated Financial Audit
Junio 18, 2019
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Honorable Richard Shelby et al: Notice of start of FY 2019 Consolidated Financial Audit
Junio 18, 2019
Correspondence
Owner Of Mortgage Elimination Company Found Guilty In White Plains Federal Court Of $38 Million Fraud Conspiracy
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JACQUELINE GRAHAM was convicted at trial on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, of participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and mail fraud in connection with a fraudulent debt- Read More
Junio 14, 2019
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