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Bayonne, New Jersey, Police Officer Admits Using Excessive Force During Arrest, Filing False Report
Also Admits Role in Fraudulent $20,000 Home Rehabilitation Loan Scheme
(Source: USAO, NJ) NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted using excessive force during an arrest, falsifying records in an attempt to conceal his conduct and helping a relative fraudulently obtain a home Read More
September 21, 2015
News
Press Release
Five More Individuals Charged With Filing False Applications for Superstorm Sandy Relief Funds
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that five additional individuals were charged criminally today with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy. Since March 2014, the Attorney General’s Office has filed criminal charges against 37 Read More
September 21, 2015
News
Press Release
New York State Did Not Always Administer Its Rising Home Enhanced Buyout Program in Accordance with Federal and State Regulations
We audited the New York Rising Home Enhanced Buyout Program to address the requirement that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General, monitor the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds made available by the Read More
September 16, 2015
Report
#2015-NY-1010
Program Control Weaknesses Lessened Assurance That New York Rising Housing Recovery Program Funds Were Always Disbursed for Eligible Costs
We audited the New York State Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Assistance (CDBG-DR) funded New York Rising Housing Recovery Program to address the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act requirement that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector Read More
September 16, 2015
Report
#2015-NY-1011
HUD Did Not Have Effective Controls Or Clear Guidance In Place For The FHA-HAMP Partial Claim Loss Mitigation Option
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) partial claim option because we noted issues in the postclaim review process during a previous partial claim audit.1 Our audit objective was to Read More
September 17, 2015
Report
#2015-LA-0003
First Source Bank, South Bend, IN, Did Not Always Properly Implement Its Loss Mitigation and Quality Control Programs in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited First Source Bank, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) supervised lender located in South Bend, IN. We selected First Source based on our analysis of risk factors of single-family loan servicers in Region 5’s jurisdiction4. Our audit objectives were to determine Read More
September 10, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1006
The Cambridge Housing Authority Appropriately Handled Exception Payments
We conducted a limited review of the Cambridge Housing Authority’s Moving to Work Housing Choice Voucher Program’s use of exception payment standards. This program allows public housing authorities to use exception payment standards to set rental payments in excess of the payment Read More
September 15, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-BO-1801
Final Civil Action Borrower Settled Alleged Violations of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program and found that 33 borrowers had more than 1 loan under the program. Having multiple loans violated program requirements because HUD requires borrowers to Read More
September 15, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-PH-1807
Very Small and Small Housing Agencies Reviewed Had Common Violations of Requirements
In accordance with our regional audit plan, we performed a number of reviews of very small and small housing agencies located in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region 6 jurisdiction. We worked with HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and Departmental Read More
September 15, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-FW-0802
Member First Mortgage, LLC, Grand Rapids, MI, Generally Implemented Its Loss Mitigation and Quality Control Programs in Accordance With HUD’s Requirements
We audited Member First Mortgage, Limited Liability Company, a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) nonsupervised servicer as part of the activities in our fiscal year 2015 annual audit plan. We selected Member First based upon our analysis of risk factors for single-family servicing lenders Read More
September 09, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1005
The Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority, Steubenville, OH, Did Not Always Ensure That Its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Files Complied With HUD’s and Its Own Requirements
We audited the Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program based on a request from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the activities included in our 2015 annual audit plan. Our audit objectives were to determine whether the Read More
September 08, 2015
Report
#2015-CH-1004
The Fresno Housing Authority’s Procurement of Goods and Services Did Not Always Comply With HUD Regulations
We audited the Fresno Housing Authority due to a complaint alleging that the Authority steered contracts, did not seek competition for all of its required procurements, and did not maintain adequate supporting documentation. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the Authority Read More
September 10, 2015
Report
#2015-LA-1007
The Duson Housing Authority, Duson, LA, Failed To Administer Its Public Housing Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
The Duson Housing Authority failed to administer its public housing programs in accordance with HUD regulations and other requirements. Specifically, it did not maintain (1) its units and property grounds or perform annual unit inspections, (2) auditable files, (3) adequate documentation to Read More
September 10, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-FW-1808
Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation and Home America Mortgage, Inc., Settled Civil Claims Related to Failing To Comply With Federal Housing Administration Underwriting Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG) assisted in an investigation into alleged violations of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) regulations by Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation and Home America Mortgage, Inc. The Read More
September 08, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-CF-1806
Property Owner Debarred for Violating Federal Housing Administration Insurance Requirements for Multifamily Properties
HUD OIG assisted the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois, in the investigation of Lakeview Sheridan, LLC, and Fremont Sheridan Properties. Lakeview Sheridan is a multifamily property located in Chicago, IL, and Fremont Sheridan was the management company for Lakeview Read More
September 08, 2015
Memorandum
#2015-CF-1805
Former Roxse Homes Workers Charged with Taking Bribes
(Source: USAO, MA) BOSTON – Two former Roxse Homes employees were arrested today on charges that they conspired to rent apartments at the housing development in Roxbury to individuals who were not qualified for those apartments, in exchange for cash bribes.
Mathis Lemons, 41, of Brockton Read More
September 09, 2015
News
Press Release
New Core Release 1 of Phase 1 Implementation Was Not Completely Successful
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) New Core Interface Solution (NCIS) for release 1 of phase 1 as part of the internal control assessments required for the fiscal year 2015 financial statement audit under the Chief Financial Officer’s Act of 1990. Our Read More
September 02, 2015
Report
#2015-DP-0007
Criminal Charges Could Follow Victoria Housing Authority Audit
(Source: Victoria Advocate) A damning audit showing the Victoria Housing Authority mismanaged more than $780,000 of federal money could result in criminal charges.
"This is not surprising, and I think that is a very conservative number," Criminal District Attorney Stephen Tyler said Friday.
Mayor Read More
September 07, 2015
News
Article
St. Francis Hospital, Inc., Did Not Comply With the Executed Regulatory Agreement and Federal Regulations for the HUD Section 242 Program
We audited St. Francis Hospital, Inc. because the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Hospital Facilities, requested immediate assistance from HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to review suspected violations of the hospital’s regulatory agreement and rider ( Read More
September 02, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-1009
HUD Did Not Complete an Adequate Front-End Risk Assessment for the Rental Assistance Demonstration
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration. We initiated the audit under the HUD Office of Inspector General’s annual audit plan. Our objective was to determine whether HUD had adequate controls over the Demonstration, to Read More
September 02, 2015
Report
#2015-AT-0003