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    Effectiveness of the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative Program in Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness
    HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence Initiative Program.  Our objective is to determine the effectiveness of the FYI program in preventing and ending youth homelessness.  The Foster Youth Initiative is a special purpose voucher program administered by HUD to expand the Read More
    December 30, 2020
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    Former NHA Director of Information Technology Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzling over $590,000 Worth of Electronic Devices
    NEWARK, N.J. – Newark Housing Authority (NHA)’s former director of information technology was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for using his position to embezzle NHA funds to purchase cellular telephones and other electronic devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Venancio Read More
    September 29, 2022
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    Mortgage Loan Modification Scams
    Be aware! Mortgage loan modification scams are schemes to take your money, often by making a false promise of saving you from foreclosure.
    Fraud Bulletins or Alert
    Section 8 Housing Voucher Fraud Scheme
    Protect yourself and avoid falling victim to Section 8 housing voucher fraud schemes.
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    Priority Open Recommendations
    We are pleased to provide this Priority Open Recommendations resource for the Department and other stakeholders to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of HUD programs and operations. These priority open recommendations fall within several areas we identified in our FY 2022 Top Management Read More
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    Three Family Members of the Former Director of the St. Clair Housing Commission Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and to Defrauding HUD
    DETROIT – Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, pleaded guilty today to various federal offenses due to their involvement in Loren’s fraudulent scheme to steal money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( Read More
    September 21, 2022
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    The State of North Carolina Generally Had Capacity and Mostly Followed Disbursement Requirements, but Its Procurement Process Needs Improvement
    We audited the State of North Carolina’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.  We initiated this audit as part of our commitment to helping the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) address its top management challenges and to support HUD’s Read More
    September 16, 2022
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    Berwick Woman Pleads Guilty to Decade-Long Social Security Fraud and Housing Voucher Subsidy Fraud
    PORTLAND, Maine: A Berwick woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to Social Security fraud and theft of public money, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, from about March 2009 to February 2020, Andreanna Politano, 59, concealed Read More
    September 12, 2022
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