"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

El Sr. Brian Pattison se ha desempeñado como Inspector General Adjunto de Evaluación (AIGE) para la Oficina del Inspector General (OIG) del Departamento de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos desde diciembre de 2016. La misión de la OIG de HUD es utilizar enfoques tradicionales e Read More

Athena R. Jones, Coronel, Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos (Retirada), fue nombrada como Consejera Adjunta del Inspector General del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) de los Estados Unidos en febrero del 2018. Ella es responsable de supervisar las operaciones día a día de la Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

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