Upper Marlboro Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Connection with Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Defendant Posed as HUD Contractor to Facilitate a Fraudulent Lien Release and Sale of Her Home
Greenbelt, Maryland – Tammy Jones, a/k/a “Tammy Taylor”, age 53, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. As part of her plea Read More
January 27, 2022
News
Press Release
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, CA, Did Not Always Administer Its Continuum of Care Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
We audited the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The audit was initiated because of the homelessness crisis in the City of Los Angeles, which has the highest number of unsheltered people in the United States. In addition, the Los Angeles city Read More
January 20, 2022
Report
#2022-LA-1001
Fraud Risk Management Assessment and Fraud Risk Identification
HUD OIG is conducting an audit to assess HUD’s overall fraud risk management program, and to identify fraud risks for funds that HUD received from the Coronavirus Aid Recovery and Economic Stability Act and American Rescue Plan Act. Our objectives are to 1) assess HUD’s progress in implementing a Read More
November 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#FO-22-0001
FHEO's Implementation of Executive Order 13988
HUD OIG is auditing HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) implementation of Executive Order 13988. The order described how to enforce prohibitions on sex discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation. The audit objective is to determine whether HUD (1) Read More
November 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#BO-22-0001
GNMA Financial Crisis Readiness
HUD OIG is reviewing GNMA’s financial crisis readiness program. To ensure its mission, GNMA must be prepared for a broad range of crises, including financial crises, that could impact itself or its issuers. Our objective is to determine whether GNMA implemented a financial crisis readiness program Read More
January 01, 2022
Work Start Notification
#KC-22-0004
Philadelphia Housing Authority Management of Lead Based Paint in Public Housing
HUD OIG is conducting an audit of the Lead Based Paint program at the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Our objective is to determine whether the Philadelphia Housing Authority adequately managed lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in public housing.
November 01, 2021
Work Start Notification
#CH-22-0008
Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable Communities and Peoples: An Examination of Key GAO Findings
Written statement prepared for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives hearing entitled: “Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable Communities and Peoples: An Examination of Key GAO Findings.” Read More
January 19, 2022
News
Hearing
Fiscal Year 2022 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014 Evaluation
HUD OIG is conducting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 evaluation of the HUD's information security program and practices, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014. The objectives are to (1) assess the maturity level of HUD's information security policies and Read More
January 01, 2022
Work Start Notification
The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, Buffalo, NY, Needs To Improve Its Management of the Commodore Perry Homes Development To Address Longstanding Concerns
We audited the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s management of its Commodore Perry Homes development. We selected the Authority based on congressional interest. Half of the development’s buildings were demolished more than 20 years ago, and the majority of the remaining buildings Read More
January 11, 2022
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#2022-NY-1001
HUD Did Not Have Adequate Controls in Place to Track, Monitor, and Issue FHA Refunds Owed to Homeowners
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) refunds based on a hotline complaint alleging that HUD was trying to make it difficult for claimants to obtain refunds or discourage them from pursuing the refunds, which are Read More
January 07, 2022
Report
#2022-LA-0001
Opportunities Exist To Improve CPD’s Oversight of and Monitoring Tools for Slow-Spending Grantees
We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Community Planning and Development’s (CPD) oversight and monitoring of its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) slow-spending grantees. This was a self-initiated audit consistent with our Read More
January 05, 2022
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#2022-AT-0001
The City of Houston, Houston, TX, Faced Challenges in Administering Its Hurricane Harvey Program and Risked Losing Its Funding
We audited the City of Houston’s Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. We initiated this audit as part of our commitment to helping the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) address its top management challenges and to support Read More
January 04, 2022
Report
#2022-FW-1001
Profile of Performance for the period ending September 30, 2021
Twice a year each Inspector General agency is required by law to produce its Semiannual Report to Congress or SAR, here you will find the featured highlights from our body of work.
September 30, 2021
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Media Material
Metro East Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care and Public Housing Scams
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Shomanicka Holly, 36, of East Saint Louis, Illinois, pled guilty today to a two-count felony information charging her with health care fraud and making materially false statements on a public housing form.
As part of her plea, Holly admitted to defrauding a government funded Read More
December 22, 2021
News
Press Release
FHA Borrowers Did Not Always Properly Receive COVID-19 Forbearances From Their Loan Servicers
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), completed an audit to determine whether FHA-insured borrowers properly received the COVID-19-related forbearance. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), signed into law Read More
December 15, 2021
Report
#2022-KC-0001
HUD Did Not Always Implement Corrective Actions To Further Ensure That HECM Borrowers Complied With Principal Residency Requirements
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG), completed a corrective action verification (CAV) of recommendations from four prior home equity conversion mortgage (HECM) audit reports. The CAV was initiated because protecting the Federal Housing Read More
December 10, 2021
Report
#2022-PH-0801
Audit of FHA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit the financial statements of FHA as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, and to provide reports on FHA’s 1) internal control over financial reporting; and 2) compliance with Read More
December 09, 2021
Report
#2022-FO-0003
Justice Department Obtains $4.5 Million Settlement from a New Jersey Landlord to Resolve Claims of Sexual Harassment of Tenants
The Justice Department announced today that Joseph Centanni, a landlord who has owned hundreds of rental units in and around Elizabeth, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $4.5 million in monetary damages and a civil penalty to resolve a Fair Housing Act (FHA) lawsuit concerning his sexual harassment of Read More
December 14, 2021
News
Press Release
Three Directors Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Criminal Conspiracies at Failed Chicago Bank
CHICAGO — An ongoing federal investigation into the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago has resulted in criminal charges against three former members of the bank’s Board of Directors who allegedly conspired to obstruct regulators and falsify bank records.
Washington Federal Read More
December 08, 2021
News
Press Release
Audit of HUD’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements
We contracted with the independent public accounting firm of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit the financial statements of HUD as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020,1 and to provide reports on HUD’s 1) internal control over financial reporting; and 2) compliance with Read More
December 09, 2021
Report
#2022-FO-0004