Two Business Owners Pleaded Guilty to Federal Program Theft in Relation to the Misappropriation of Operational Funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –Martin D. Cruz-Vázquez, President of FiveStar Pest Control Inc. (FiveStar), and Luis O. Agosto-Meléndez, President of CoolBreeze Air Conditioning, Inc. (CoolBreeze) pleaded guilty to the theft of federal program funds provided by the United States Department of Housing and Read More
January 22, 2024
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CPD Could Improve the Timing of Delivery of Disaster Recovery Funding
We recommend that the Director of Disaster Recovery collect and record the number of days that it or other entities take to complete each milestone in the grant process.
Open Recommendation
CPD Could Improve the Timing of Delivery of Disaster Recovery Funding
We recommend that the Director of Disaster Recovery establish timing benchmarks for the milestones at each significant step in the allocation and award process based on actual data accumulated for the various grants.
Open Recommendation
CPD Could Improve the Timing of Delivery of Disaster Recovery Funding
We recommend that the Director of Disaster Recovery take steps to ensure that the milestone point of allocation is formally defined and documented, to allow for accurate tracking of compliance with requirements.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
FY 2023 FISMA Penetration Test
The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.
Open Recommendation
Opportunities Exist To Improve HUD's FHA Resource Center's Routing of Housing Discrimination Inquiries
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing update policies and procedures regarding discrimination complaints to ensure consistency among customer service representatives in rerouting these complaints to FHEO.
Open Recommendation
Opportunities Exist To Improve HUD's FHA Resource Center's Routing of Housing Discrimination Inquiries
We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing ensure that the FHA Resource Center updates its training program to ensure that refresher training on housing discrimination is regularly provided to staff (such as monthly, quarterly, semiannually, etc.).
Open Recommendation
Former Killeen Housing Authority Executive Director Arrested on Federal Embezzlement Charges
WACO, Texas – An Austin woman was arrested this week on criminal charges related to her alleged embezzlement of federal funds for personal use while serving as the executive director of the Killeen Housing Authority (KHA).According to court documents, DeAdra Johnson, 52, allegedly stole thousands Read More
January 19, 2024
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CDBG-DR Non-Federal Matching Funds
HUD OIG is auditing the use of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds as nonfederal match for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program. We will review four grantees, which as of July 2023, had budgeted more than $904 million and had Read More
January 01, 2024
Work Start Notification
#FW 24 0004
Management of Lead-based Paint in a Puerto Rico Public Housing Agency
HUD OIG is reviewing a housing authority in Puerto Rico. The authority owns and manages public housing units to serve low-income families. Our audit objective is to determine whether the Authority adequately managed lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in its public housing.
January 01, 2024
Work Start Notification
#FW 24 0005
Essex County Man Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Commit Mortgage Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man was sentenced today to time already served – 20 months – for conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cabral Simpson, 47, of Orange, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to Read More
January 10, 2024
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New York Men Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Hartford Apartment Buildings
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two New York men were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford for engaging in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme involving 24 mortgage loans on numerous multifamily housing Read More
January 08, 2024
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General Issues Priority Open Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024
WASHINGTON DC— Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2024 priority open recommendations report to the HUD Secretary. The report highlights for HUD leadership 35 open recommendations from OIG reports that, if Read More
January 09, 2024
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Priority Open Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on the overall status of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) implementation of HUD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Priority Open Recommendations and to transmit the attached list of Priority Open Recommendations for Read More
January 09, 2024
Memorandum
Priority Open Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2023
On September 28, 2022, HUD OIG issued this inaugural 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 Read More
September 28, 2022
Memorandum