Tablero de Recomendaciones
La oficina de Auditoría y Evaluaciones de OIG hace recomendaciones al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarollo Urbano, y a varias entidades independientes para corregir deficiencias e incentivar mejoras a la seguridad, la eficiencia, y el manejo del programa y sus operaciones. Nuestros resultados Read More
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The City of Bridgeport, CT, Did Not Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We audited the City of Bridgeport CT’s HOME Investment Partnerships program based on an Office of Inspector General risk assessment, which ranked the City as the second highest risk HOME grantee in New England. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the City properly committed Read More
April 25, 2019
Report
#2019-BO-1001
The Little Rock Housing Authority, Little Rock, AR, Did Not Fully Meet Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Requirements
We audited the Little Rock Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD program). We initiated this assignment due to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Little Rock Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) field office’s concern about the amount Read More
April 23, 2019
Report
#2019-FW-1001
Mortgage Company President Sentenced for Defrauding Ginnie Mae
BOSTON – The president and founder of a Falmouth mortgage company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with defrauding the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) out of approximately $2.5 million.
Robert Pena, 69, the president and founder of the now- Read More
April 24, 2019
News
Press Release
HUD Consolidated Audit Guide
This audit guide is intended to assist independent auditors in performing audits of profit-motivated program participants in selected HUD Housing and Ginnie Mae programs that are subject to HUD’s uniform financial reporting standards (See 24 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 5, Subpart H, and Read More
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Moderate Risk Identified in HUD's Fiscal Years 2017-2018 Purchase Card Program Risk Assessment
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, has completed its annual risk assessment of HUD’s purchase cards as required by the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-194) and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-13- Read More
April 18, 2019
Memorandum
#2019-KC-0801
The Fort Collins Housing Authority, Fort Collins, CO, Administered Its RAD Project in Accordance With HUD Requirements for the Items Reviewed
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General audited the Fort Collins Housing Authority’s Village on Redwood Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) project. We selected the Authority because it had completed the entire RAD conversion process Read More
April 18, 2019
Report
#2019-DE-1002
Former Coschocton Public Housing Director Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling HUD Funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gregory J. Darr, 65, of Coshocton, formerly the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $431,000 from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Read More
April 18, 2019
News
Press Release
The Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus, Modesto, CA, Did Not Always Adequately Document Homeless Eligibility in Accordance With Shelter Plus Care Program Requirements
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of Stanislaus’ Shelter Plus Care program based on a hotline complaint and concerns expressed by the San Francisco Office of Community Planning and Development regarding the Authority’s lack of documentation to support participant eligibility. Our Read More
April 17, 2019
Report
#2019-LA-1004
The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, CA, Did Not Adequately Support Administrative Fees Charged to Its Continuum of Care Grants
We audited the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino’s Continuum of Care grant funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We audited the Authority because it is among the top 15 percent of competitive grantees in HUD’s Office of Community Read More
April 17, 2019
Report
#2019-LA-1005
Dominican National Pleads Guilty To Misusing Social Security Number And Stealing Government Benefits
Defendant stole more than $164,000 in housing, health care, and SNAP benefits
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to false representation of a Social Security number and theft of public money.
Noemi Mejia, 51, pleaded guilty to Read More
April 12, 2019
News
Press Release
Disaster Oversight
Congress appropriated $35.8 billion for HUD in 2017 and 2018 for recovery from Hurricanes Harvey in Texas; Irma in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; and Nate in Mississippi. These disasters resulted in the significant loss of Read More
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Protection of HUD’s Insurance Fund
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a component of HUD. Using the Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund (MMI), FHA insures lenders against losses when borrowers default on loans. This program allows lenders to make loans to individuals who might otherwise not be eligible for a conventional Read More
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Safe and Sanitary Housing
Part of HUD’s mission is to provide quality, affordable homes for all. The housing HUD insures and funds must be decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. In addition to inspections a housing agency or local government may conduct, HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) assesses the physical Read More
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