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    The Municipality of Canovanas, PR, Needs to Improve Administration of Its Community Development Block Grant Program
    We audited the Municipality of Canovanas' (Municipality) Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) program. We selected the Municipality for review as part of our strategic plan. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Municipality complied with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, procedures, and instructions related to the administration of the Block Grant program. The Municipality's…
    November 13, 2007
    Report
    #2008-AT-1002
    The Municipality of Ponce, PR, Needs to Improve Controls over Section 8 Program
    As part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) strategic plan, we audited the Municipality of Ponce (authority) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Our audit objectives were to determine whether Section 8 units met housing quality standards in accordance with HUD requirements and whether the authority properly paid program landlords and properly determined housing assistance…
    November 06, 2007
    Report
    #2008-AT-1001
    The Mansfield Housing Authority of Mansfield, Missouri, Misspent Public Housing Funds and Did Not Fulfill Its Section 8 Program Contract Administrator Requirements
    July 08, 2007
    Report
    #2007-KC-1006
    The Municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Needs to Improve Its Community Development Block Grant Program Administration
    April 10, 2007
    Report
    #2007-AT-1007
    The Puerto Rico Department of Housing, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Did Not Effectively Administer Its Section 8 Housing Program
    March 28, 2007
    Report
    #2007-AT-1005
    Kansas City Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud Local Financial Institution
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who defrauded a local financial institution of $652,784.34 in funds was sentenced in federal court today for bank fraud and money laundering.Maximillian D. Howell, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to a total of 21 months in federal prison without parole.  The court also ordered Howell to pay restitution of $231,841.84 to the financial institution.  In addition, the…
    Press release
    April 16, 2025
    James B. Nutter & Company to Pay $2.4M for Allegedly Causing False Claims for Federal Mortgage Insurance
    James B. Nutter & Company, a former mortgage lender located in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 by knowingly underwriting Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet…
    Press release
    September 23, 2024
    Man Indicted and Arrested for Child Exploitation
    FBI continues with the investigation and is searching for possible victims.SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Ángel Alexis Vázquez Sánchez, 25, of Jayuya, PR, for child exploitation.According to court documents, from December 2021 throughout May 2023, Ángel Alexis Vázquez Sánchez sexually exploited four different minor females, between the ages of 12 and 16, with the…
    Press release
    March 05, 2024
    Two Business Owners Pleaded Guilty to Federal Program Theft in Relation to the Misappropriation of Operational Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Martin D. Cruz-Vázquez, President of FiveStar Pest Control Inc. (FiveStar), and Luis O. Agosto-Meléndez, President of CoolBreeze Air Conditioning, Inc. (CoolBreeze) pleaded guilty to the theft of federal program funds provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the administration of Public Housing Projects (PHPs) in Puerto Rico.According to court documents, Martin D. Cruz-Vázquez…
    Press release
    January 22, 2024
    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General Audit of the Puerto Rico Department of Housing's Fraud Risk Management Practices
    WASHINGTON DC— Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit report that found the Puerto Rico Department of Housing’s (PRDOH) needs to enhance its fraud risk management practices to better protect over $20 billion in grant funding provided through HUD’s disaster recovery programs in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. HUD OIG’s audit found that PRDOH’s fraud risk…
    Press release
    October 31, 2023