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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
HUD Needs To Improve Its Oversight of Grants Funded Through Its Resident Home-Ownership Program
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of grants funded through its resident home-ownership program under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, based on the results we reported for HUD’s program grants for Carmen- Read More
December 20, 2017
Report
#2018-CH-0001
The Commonwealth of Kentucky Generally Administered Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s (Commonwealth) administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) based on a referral from the Louisville, KY, Office of Community Planning and Development and in accordance with our Read More
December 19, 2017
Report
#2018-AT-1001
Stratford Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
John H. Durham. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARRYLL HARMON, 44, of Stratford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of bankruptcy fraud.
According to court documents Read More
December 17, 2017
News
Press Release
Information System Controls Over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System
We audited general and application controls over the Ginnie Mae Financial Accounting System (GFAS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2017 financial statements audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to review internal Read More
December 13, 2017
Report
#2018-DP-0001
U.S. Attorney's Office Charges Suburban Mortgage Brokers with Fraud for Allegedly Controlling Property Appraisals in Scheme to Defraud Lenders
CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has charged two suburban mortgage brokers with fraudulently operating a purportedly independent appraisal management company to control property valuations, and brokering fraudulent loans to finance real estate transactions between themselves and Read More
December 13, 2017
News
Press Release
4 more charged with Sandy fraud
(Source: whyy.org) New Jersey authorities charged criminally this week four more people with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, state law enforcement officials announced.
State authorities have charged 104 people for allegedly engaging in this type Read More
December 10, 2017
News
Article
E-Discovery Management System’s Capacity To Meet Customer Demand for Electronic Data
HUD has a contract with Leidos Innovations Corporation for E-Discovery services using the E-Discovery Management System. The process for collecting electronically stored information (ESI) and delivering it to customers has two major subprocesses: (1) an initial ESI collection and (2) a Read More
December 05, 2017
Report
#2017-OE-0008
Former Falls Housing Director Admits Thefts
(Source: buffalonews.com) Stephanie W. Cowart, former executive director of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, admitted Wednesday to working with her son and daughter-in-law to steal $17,580 from the authority and the state.
Cowart, who appeared before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, Read More
December 06, 2017
News
Article
Former Head of Niagara Falls Housing Authority Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds; Son and Daughter-In-Law also Convicted
Buffalo, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Stephanie W. Cowart, 58, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison Read More
December 05, 2017
News
Press Release
Owners of New Suffolk waterfront home charged with fraud in connection with Hurricane Sandy disaster relief benefits
(Source: southoldlocal.com) The owners of a waterfront home in New Suffolk have been arrested by federal authorities on charges of making false and fraudulent statements in applications for federal assistance following Hurricane Sandy.
William Grella and Gary Osborne, owners of the home at 1200 Read More
December 06, 2017
News
Article