This page contains links to summaries or reports of our investigative findings in cases involving administrative misconduct by senior government officials that meet either of the following criteria: (1) the OIG found misconduct by a member of the Senior Executive Service or an employee at the GS-15 grade level or above; or (2) cases in which there may otherwise be significant public interest in the outcome of the investigation. A summary or the report of investigative findings is posted after the final report is issued by the OIG. When appropriate, the Department and the subject have an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed summary and/or report prior to its issuance. For example, we ensure the Department has the opportunity to review any summary or report of investigation that may disclose information that is potentially protected by executive or attorney-client privilege before it is posted to our website or released externally.
Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by a Ginnie Mae Senior Vice President
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 Ginnie Mae Senior Vice President may have provided nonpublic Ginnie Mae information to representatives of a private investment firm.
The OIG’s investigation found that the employee (1) provided nonpublic information about a Ginnie Mae issuer to the firm that the…
December 06, 2022
Investigation Summary
#2018-SI-006002I
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 information to representatives of a private firm.
The OIG’s investigation found that the employee provided a HUD Budget Portfolio document not…
May 19, 2022
Investigation Summary
#2018-SI-006928I
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 participating in the production of a video that later aired at the Republican National Convention on August 27, 2020.[1] In the video (RNC video), four…
May 05, 2022
Report
#2021-SI-013682I
Review of HUD’s Disbursement of Grant Funds Appropriated for Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Activities in Puerto Rico
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) opened this review in March 2019 after receiving a congressional request to examine alleged delays in the disbursement of approximately $20 billion of disaster recovery and mitigation funds appropriated for Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our review examined the decisions and actions of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD or Department) officials that affected the…
April 20, 2021
Report
#2019SU008945I
Investigative Findings of Misconduct by a GS-15 Attorney
This investigation was initiated upon the receipt of information from the Deputy Ethics Counselor for Region 5 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Regional Counsel. It was alleged that an employee with Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), who is also an attorney, had been involved in several violations of the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 5 C.F.R Part 2635 (“…
March 31, 2021
Investigation Summary
#2019-MW-009750I
Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct by a Former HUD Director
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated this investigation upon receipt of information from several complainants alleging that a former Director at HUD failed to recuse themselves from any HUD matters while negotiating future employment with a private-sector firm that conducts business with HUD and that the former Director, after leaving HUD, represented back to HUD on matters they…
March 31, 2021
Investigation Summary
#2017-SU-004477I
Investigation Into Alleged Misuse of Office by the Secretary for the Private Gain of a Relative
On February 2, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened an investigation in response to multiple complaints that HUD Secretary Benjamin Carson may have used his office for the personal benefit of his son, Benjamin Carson, Jr., by allowing him to participate in official Department matters, and particularly in a June 2017 HUD “listening tour” in Baltimore, Maryland.…
September 29, 2020
Report
#2018-SI-006075IB
Investigation Into Alleged Violation of Federal Appropriations Law by the Office of the Secretary
In February 2018, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) received multiple complaints alleging that HUD’s Secretary, Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., may have violated federal appropriations law by causing the Department to purchase a new set of dining room furniture for his secretarial suite at a cost in excess of $31,000. Due to Secretary Carson’s position as a presidentially-…
September 11, 2019
Report
#2018SI006075I