Kilah White
Kilah White is the Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Audit at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) in Washington, D.C. Ms. White leverages considerable expertise in overseeing audits and reviews of HUD’s programs and operations, Read More
Staff
SAR 82 - Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending September 30, 2019
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 17, 2019
Semiannual Report
#SAR 82
SAR 81 - Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending March, 31, 2019
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
June 18, 2019
Semiannual Report
#SAR_81
The Wausau Community Development Authority, Wausau, WI, Generally Complied With HUD’s and Its Own Requirements Regarding Housing Quality Standards Inspections
We audited the Wausau Community Development Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program based on our analysis of risk factors related to the public housing agencies in Region 5’s jurisdiction (States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). The audit was part of the Read More
December 12, 2019
Report
#2020-CH-1002
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 Read More
September 11, 2019
Report
#2018SI006075I
Top Management Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2020 and Beyond
Each year, in compliance with Public Law 106-531, the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issues a report summarizing what we consider the most serious management challenges facing the Department. In turn Read More
December 04, 2019
Top Management Challenges
Jury Convicts Holland, Ohio Man of Theft of Public Money, Concealment of Bankruptcy Assets, and Bankruptcy Fraud
This week, a Toledo federal jury convicted Arvel Ray Henderson, II, age 50, on one count of theft of public money, one count of concealment of bankruptcy assets, and one count of bankruptcy fraud. Henderson is scheduled to be sentenced on December 20, 2019.
Henderson, who was enrolled as a Read More
November 22, 2019
News
Press Release
Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation
We audited Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation based on information we received indicating that Del Norte may have violated the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships program rules during the demolition of one of its low- to moderate-income Read More
November 26, 2019
Report
#2020-DE-1001
Information System Controls Over the Integrated Pool Management System
We audited the general controls over the Integrated Pool Management System (IPMS) as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2018 financial statements audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our objective was to evaluate and assess internal Read More
December 21, 2018
Report
#2019-DP-0001
Final Civil Action: Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, Settled Allegations of Failing To Comply With HUD’s Federal Housing Administration Loan Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington in the civil investigation of Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC. Read More
December 21, 2018
Memorandum
#2019-CF-1801
The Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago, North Chicago, IL, Did Not Always Comply With HUD’s Requirements and Its Own Policies Regarding the Administration of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program
We audited the Housing Authority of the City of North Chicago’s Housing Choice Voucher Program based on our analysis of risk factors related to the public housing agencies in Region 5’s jurisdiction and the activities included in our 2018 annual audit plan. Our audit objective was to Read More
December 20, 2018
Report
#2019-CH-1001
HUD’s Use of Contractors
The Federal Government may choose to outsource for products or services using contracts and contractors. HUD-owned and contractor-supported products and services are core to achieving HUD’s mission. In FY 2017, HUD awarded 2,338 contracts, modifications, and task orders valued at $3.9 Read More
December 20, 2018
Report
#2017-OE-0006
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Businessman on Tax Evasion Charges
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a businessman on tax evasion charges for allegedly scheming to evade personal income taxes for three years.
As the owner of the security firm World Security Bureau, ABRAHAM KISWANI, also known as “Ibriham Kiswani,” willfully failed to pay the Read More
December 20, 2018
News
Article
3 moms indicted in connection with Facebook scam that raked in over $300K from hundreds of victims across U.S., Canada
(SOURCE: Cleveland19.com) CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A major new development surfaced Wednesday in a lucrative Facebook scam first exposed by a Cleveland 19 undercover investigation in June 2017.
A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted Zienup Sbeih-Maddox, 24, of Cleveland; Kirsten Laurie, 26, of Read More
December 20, 2018
News
Press Release
The Owners of Civic Towers and Civic Towers Senior in Miami, FL, Generally Corrected Section Eight Housing Assistance Payments To Address Duplicate Benefits and Ensured That the Payments Were Eligible and Supported
We audited the Civic Towers, LLLP, and Civic Towers Senior, LLLP, Section 8 project-based housing assistance payment (HAP) program. We selected the Civic Towers and Civic Towers Senior Section 8 project-based properties for review based on a referral from our Office of Investigation regarding Read More
December 14, 2018
Report
#2019-AT-1001
Review of Data Related to Our Report: HUD’s Oversight of the Alexander County Housing Authority in Cairo, IL, 2017-OE-0014
On July 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued a report on HUD’s oversight of the Alexander County Housing Authority (ACHA) in Cairo, IL. The report concluded that HUD could and should have done more to oversee the Read More
December 17, 2018
Report
#2017-OE-0014a
Top Management Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2019 and Beyond
Each year, in compliance with Public law 106-531, the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), issues a report summarizing what we consider to be the most serious management challenges facing the Department. Read More
November 20, 2018
Top Management Challenges
SAR 80 - Semiannual Report to Congress for the period ending September 30, 2018
The Inspector General Act of 1978 requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding six-month periods. The semiannual reports are intended to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully informed of significant Read More
December 17, 2018
Semiannual Report
#SAR-80
FORMER PRESIDENT OF HARTFORD NONPROFIT PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING FROM HUD PROGRAM
John H. Durham. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN F. HARVIN, 53, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds.
According to court documents Read More
December 12, 2018
News
Press Release
The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, Hayward, CA, Generally Administered Its Rental Assistance Demonstration in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion to the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program. We selected the Authority because reviews of RAD conversions were aligned with the goals of our annual audit plan. The objective Read More
December 11, 2018
Report
#2019-LA-1002