Take corrective action for the subrecipient monitoring and agreement issues cited for eight of the ESG-CV grantees reviewed, and provide additional guidance and technical assistance as needed to ensure that they understand requirements.

Develop and implement additional subrecipient monitoring training and guidance for all ESG grantees.

October 10, 2024, letter from Inspector General Oliver Davis responding to a request from Senator Ernst for oversight of telework, locality pay, and other matters.

Ms. Toccaro Greene serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG). In support of the organization’s business objectives and driving its digital transformation, she leads the team responsible for the Read More

MISSOULA — The former executive director of the Whitefish Housing Authority today admitted to embezzling at least $100,000 from the organization, which receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.The defendant, Dwarne Lamont Read More

Bob Dean Jr. and several companies that he owned and operated have agreed to an $8.2 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that they violated the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA), by misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Read More

WASHINGTON DC— Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report assessing HUD’s use of telework and remote work programs, the administration of locality pay, and the support provided to supervisors that oversee employee Read More

As of January 2024, 85 percent of HUD employees had approved telework agreements, and 9 percent had approved remote work agreements.  HUD estimated that 31 percent of remote employees were remote as a reasonable accommodation.  Most of HUD’s remote workers served in a limited number of Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – A Newark business owner today admitted bribing a former city official in exchange for that official’s assistance in acquiring and redeveloping Newark-owned properties, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.Irwin Sablosky, 64, of Springfield, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U. Read More

NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LEESSA AUGUSTINE (“AUGUSTINE”), age 46, was indicted on September 20, 2024 for her involvement in multiple fraud schemes while employed as a Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S&WB”) Senior Special Agent, a Read More