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    Housing and Community Development Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
    We audited the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with the objective of evaluating HCD’s fraud risk management practices for its Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG CARES Act) program and assessing the maturity of its Read More
    August 02, 2024
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    The California Department of Housing and Community Development Should Improve Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
    Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report examining the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) practices for preventing, detecting, and responding to fraud in the administration of over $319 Read More
    August 06, 2024
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    Hampton landlord racially harassed and evicted tenants, then used their identities to defraud COVID relief programs
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man pled guilty today to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and race-based interference with housing and employment.According to court documents, David L. Merryman, 59, owns 39 rental properties in Newport News and 23 more in Hampton.  Many of Merryman’s Read More
    July 31, 2024
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    HUD’s FHA Appraiser Roster is Generally Reliable but Opportunities to Improve Data Management Exist
    We audited HUD’s management of its FHA appraiser roster to determine whether the roster was accurate and reliable.  We selected this review because a prior audit identified weaknesses related to roster oversight and because this topic aligns with HUD’s strategic goals related to promoting Read More
    July 30, 2024
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    Beware Of Fake Assisted-Housing Waitlists
    HUD OIG is aware of schemes whereby fraudsters falsely announce on social media that waitlists for housing vouchers, including “Section 8” or other government-assisted housing are opening soon
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