The Bay City Housing Authority, Bay City, TX, Did Not Follow Requirements for Its Legal Services Contract, Administrative Costs, and Board Meetings
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
September 29, 2021
Report
#2021-FW-1003
Determining HUD’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
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
September 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#FO-21-0009
Oficina de Asesoría Jurídica
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
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Oficina de Administración y Tecnología
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
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Inspector General y Oficina Inmediata
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
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Oficina de Evaluación
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
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Oficina de Auditoría
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
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Oficina de Investigación
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
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CDBG CARES Act Grantee Challenges
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, and Read More
September 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#LA-21-0019
HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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
September 15, 2021
Report
#2021-CH-0001
HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
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
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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
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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