Newark Businessman Admits Bribing Former Newark Deputy Mayor and Director of Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development
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
October 02, 2024
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Leessa Augustine, Former Sewerage & Water Board Special Agent and New Orleans Police Officer, Indicted for Multiple Fraud Schemes
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
September 23, 2024
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James B. Nutter & Company to Pay $2.4M for Allegedly Causing False Claims for Federal Mortgage Insurance
James B. Nutter & Company, a former mortgage lender located in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 by knowingly underwriting Home Equity Read More
September 23, 2024
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Former Employee Of Global Security And Aerospace Company Charged With Mail Fraud, Theft Of Government Property
Defendant Allegedly Misrepresented He Was in the Military to Obtain Additional Pay and BenefitsSAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Omar Naziry, a former employee of a global security and aerospace company, with mail fraud for falsely representing he was in the military to obtain pay and Read More
September 27, 2024
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FHEO Faces Challenges in Completing Investigations Within 100 Days
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) challenges in completing housing discrimination investigations within 100 days. We initiated the audit due to the number of investigations reported in FHEO’s annual Read More
September 24, 2024
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HUD Has Met the Responsibilities of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 During the Implementation Phase
The Geospatial Data of 2018 (the Act) governs the collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, distribution, use, and preservation of geospatial data of covered agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We audited the U.S. Department of Housing Read More
September 20, 2024
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Loan Originator Convicted in $2.6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a loan originator of orchestrating a mortgage fraud scheme that bilked multiple financial institutions out of $2.6 million.KEVIN SMITH, 52, of Melrose Park, Ill., was found guilty on Sept. 6, 2024, of all five bank fraud counts against him. Read More
September 20, 2024
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Real Estate Executive Sentenced for Conspiracy to Falsify Financial Statements
A California real estate executive was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $200,000 for engaging in an extensive multi-year conspiracy to falsify financial statements.According to court documents and evidence Read More
September 19, 2024
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HUD Grantees Need to Enhance Monitoring of ESG CARES Act Subrecipients
We audited HUD and its grantees’ monitoring of subrecipients and contractors in HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (ESG-CV) program to assess subrecipient monitoring in the program. ESG and ESG-CV grantees often rely on subrecipients and Read More
September 17, 2024
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U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber and HUD Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis host Safe Housing Summit
RICHMOND, Va. – U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis hosted a Safe Housing Summit in Richmond on Sept. 16 focused on combatting sexual misconduct, promoting environmental justice, Read More
September 17, 2024
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Housing Oversight: Inspectors General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Testimony of the Honorable Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development before The U.S. House of Representatives, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. Read More
September 18, 2024
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HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity is Making Progress in Addressing Civil Rights Compliance Review Challenges
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD or Department) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity’s (FHEO) process for conducting civil rights compliance reviews. FHEO’s operational readiness to carry out robust compliance reviews is critical to HUD’s goals to Read More
September 13, 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
Establish a separate fraud risk management framework or evaluate and build upon its ERM framework by incorporating fraud risk management practices that are consistent with the principles of GAO’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book), including developing a fraud Read More
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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
Obtain training or technical assistance on the implementation of fraud risk management practices consistent with the principles of GAO’s Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book).
Open Recommendation
The City and County of Honolulu, HI, Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
Improve or enhance its antifraud efforts for the ESG program and incorporate fraud risk
management practices that are consistent with the best practices identified in the Government
Accountability Office’s A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs and Chief
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The City and County of Honolulu, HI, Should Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Practices for Its ESG CARES Act Program
Obtain training or technical assistance as needed on the implementation of fraud risk
management practices.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that visual assessments for lead-based paint are completed at least every 12 months.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Implement procedures and controls to ensure that risk assessments and reevaluations are conducted in accordance with HUD’s requirements.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Obtain lead-based paint risk assessments for the five developments for which hazard reduction work was completed and perform the required reevaluations.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Adequately Manage Lead-Based Paint in Its Public Housing Units
Determine whether the remaining five developments (Imperial Courts, Mar Vista Gardens, Nickerson Gardens, Ramona Gardens, and Rancho San Pedro) have deteriorated paint and if so, obtain lead-based paint risk assessments and reevaluations when applicable.
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