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Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Community Development Block Grants Disaster Assistance Funds
"HUD OIG performed the seventh of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the $2.783 billion in Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, Read More
September 27, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1013
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, New York, New York, Community Development Block Grant Assistance Funds
HUD OIG performed the ninth of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Read More
September 28, 2007
Report
#2007-NY-1013
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Community Development Block Grants Disaster Assistance Funds
HUD OIG audited the 2004 Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds provided to the State of Florida (State). We selected this grant for review based on risk factors associated with fraud, waste and abuse. HUD OIG's audit objectives were to determine whether the State (1) Read More
July 26, 2006
Report
#2006-AT-1014
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Community Development Block Grants Disaster Assistance Funds
HUD OIG performed the sixth of the ongoing audits of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s (LMDC’s) administration of the Community Development Block Grant (Block Grant) Disaster Recovery Assistance funds provided to the State of New York following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Read More
March 31, 2006
Report
#2006-NY-1006
Letter to THUD Appropriators regarding Lower Manhattan Development Corp. Audits
October 25, 2021
Correspondence
Office of Community Planning and Development's Use of Remote Monitoring
The Office of Inspector General is initiating an evaluation of the Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) use of remote monitoring between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2021. Our objectives are to determine (1) what has changed in CPD’s monitoring approach, and (2) what Read More
September 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#2021-OE-0010
Former City of Newark Official and Two Newark Businessmen Indicted in Bribery Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A former Newark city official and officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corp. (NCEDC), along with two Newark business owners, were indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with a conspiracy for the official to obtain corrupt payments intended to influence Read More
October 15, 2021
News
Press Release
HUD's Processes for Addressing Cases of Children Residing in Public Housing with Elevated Blood Lead Levels
The Office of Evaluation is initiating an evaluation of HUD’s processes for addressing cases of children residing in public housing with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL). The objectives are to: 1. Use available information to identify HUD-assisted properties owned and managed by public Read More
October 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#2021-OE-0011
Fraud Risk Inventory for the CDBG and ESG CARES Act Funds
We conducted this engagement in coordination with the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) to gain an understanding of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) fraud risk management practices and develop an inventory of fraud risks that HUD had not already Read More
October 12, 2021
Report
#2022-FO-0801
Stephen M. Begg
Stephen M. Begg fue nombrado Inspector General Adjunto del Departamento de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (HUD), Oficina del Inspector General (OIG), en julio del 2020. Como Inspector General Adjunto de la Oficina del Inspector General (OIG), supervisa las operaciones de una Read More
Staff
Former Exec Director of Newark Watershed Pleads Guilty
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
December 21, 2015
News
Article
Ex-Lawrence Twp. mayor indicted for allegedly stealing $75K from Asbury Park
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
December 21, 2015
News
Article
Eight More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications For Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
(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
December 07, 2015
News
Press Release
Franklin American Mortgage Company Agrees to Pay $70 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Federal Housing Administration-Insured Mortgage Lending
(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
December 02, 2015
News
Press Release
Union County, New Jersey Man Admits Role in $6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
(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
December 02, 2015
News
Press Release
N.J. man who got $218K in relief aid admits to Sandy fraud
(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
November 30, 2015
News
Article
Massachusetts Real Estate News: Real Estate Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
(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
November 09, 2015
News
Article
CBS6 Investigation: 'Over-income' Families and Public Housing
(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
November 03, 2015
News
Article
Victoria Housing Authority Executive Director Resigns
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
October 15, 2015
News
Article
I-Team: People With Six-Figure Incomes Living In Taxpayer-Subsidized Housing
(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
October 15, 2015
News
Article