Based on a complaint and a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (HUD PIH), we audited the Bay City Housing Authority, Bay City, TX.  The complainant’s allegations included improper procurement of an attorney and board meetings Read More

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of HUD’s compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).  HUD is required to review all programs and activities they administer that may be susceptible to significant improper payments and publish payment integrity information in its Annual Read More

La Oficina de Asesoría Jurídica (OLC) provee asesoramiento legal y normativo independiente al IG y a todos los componentes de la OIG en una variedad de asuntos sustantivos y de procedimiento relacionados con las actividades de auditoría, evaluación e investigación de la OIG. OLC también se asocia Read More

OFICINA DE ADMINISTRACION La Oficina de Administración (OM) se compone de cinco divisiones. OM proporciona apoyo a la misión en las áreas de capital humano; relaciones laborales; adquisición; presupuesto y gestión financiera; y apoyo logístico administrativo. OM trabaja en conjunto con otras Read More

La IG y su personal de su oficina principal brindan liderazgo ejecutivo y establecen una dirección estratégica para un personal nacional de abogados, auditores, evaluadores, investigadores y profesionales de apoyo, que realizan revisiones e investigaciones independientes de y para HUD, sus Read More

La Oficina de Evaluación (OE) proporciona información útil para HUD y OIG impulsar el éxito de la misión. La OE desarrolla evaluaciones independientes de manera oportuna, creíble y constructiva para gerentes, aquellos responsables de elaborar la política correspondiente, partes interesadas y otros Read More

La Oficina de Auditoría (OA, por sus siglas en inglés) realiza auditorías de las operaciones de HUD y de sus socios de programas que llevan a cabo cientos de programas y actividades de HUD. OA consta de 4 divisiones de sede, 8 oficinas regionales y 25 oficinas exteriores. Los funcionarios de HUD, Read More

La Oficina de Investigación (OI) lleva a cabo investigaciones penales y administrativas para prevenir el fraude, desperdicio y abuso en los programas de HUD. OI tiene 7 oficinas regionales y 39 oficinas exteriores. El equipo altamente calificado de OI consiste en investigadores criminales con Read More

HUD OIG is reviewing HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) HUD’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG-CV) program.  The CARES Act provided $4.9 billion in CCDBG-CV funds to be used to prevent, prepare for, Read More

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of voucher utilization and reallocation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program based on the HUD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) report on HUD’s top management challenges for fiscal year 2020 and HUD’s strategic Read More

The former executive director of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corp. (NWCDC) today admitted accepting approximately $999,000 in kickback payments in exchange for her assistance in awarding work to various vendors and contractors of the agency, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman Read More

FREEHOLD – The former executive director of the Asbury Park Housing Authority, who is also the ex-mayor of Lawrence Township, has been indicted on 38 counts of official misconduct and other charges, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced Monday. An investigation Read More

(Source: nj.gov) TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that eight additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal Read More

(Source: Justice.gov) Franklin American Mortgage Company has agreed to pay the United States $70 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Read More

(Source: FBI.gov) NEWARK N.J.—An Elizabeth, New Jersey, man today admitted recruiting straw buyers and submitting bogus loan applications as part of large-scale mortgage fraud scheme involving properties in northern New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Miguel LaRosa, 48, pleaded Read More

(Source: nj.com) TRENTON — A Toms River man who received more than $218,000 in Hurricane Sandy relief aid has admitted to filing fraudulent applications for funding from government-run storm recovery programs, authorities said. Gregory Wagner, 63, pleaded guilty in state Superior Court on Monday Read More

(Source: Realtytoday.com) Real estate attorney, Hyacinth Bellerose, pleaded guilty in participating in a wide-ranged scheme to defraud banks and mortgage companies. The scheme was done as part of a conspiracy involving sham "short" sales of numerous residential properties in the Merrimack Valley Read More

(Source: CBS6 News) ALBANY -- Public housing is a program designed to help low-income families by giving them a roof over their head.  Last year, about 1.1 million families received public housing assistance.   However, people continue to use the system - even after their salaries Read More

Over lunch at the Sendera, the Victoria Housing Authority Board accepted the resignation of Executive Director Debbie Gillespie. Gillespie's resignation comes about a month after an inspector general found the housing authority mismanaged more than $780,000 between Jan. 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Read More

(Source: CBS Boston) BOSTON (CBS) – Like thousands of other low-income residents in Boston, Angelina Depina, 26, knows how tough it is to find an affordable place to live. To qualify for subsidized public housing options, prospective tenants have to meet income restrictions. There is a lot of Read More