How to Report Fraud to The Housing Authority
Fraud involves any act, omission or concealment done with the intent to deceive a person or organization. Fraud within public housing authorities involves perpetrators misrepresenting themselves in an effort to take advantage of housing and urban development (HUD) programs. By defrauding HUD programs, perpetrators are in effect limiting the availability of resources intended to assist genuine low-income tenants. Therefore, it is very important to report this type of fraud so perpetrators can be prosecuted. By prosecuting those who commit this crime, it is expected that the prevalence of fraud within public housing authorities will be minimized, if not deterred.
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The Reporting Process
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Locate the nearest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), in your location. You can find a link to various OIG locations across the continental U.S. in the R esources sectionbelow.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has an Office of Investigation that partners with public housing authorities across the United States in investigating and prosecuting various white-collar crimes committed within HUD programs.
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Click on the map of your state within the U.S. map on the HUD website. Various states within the U.S. are divided into "regions." Each region has jurisdiction over cases within surrounding states. Copy the address of the OIG region that has jurisdiction over your state or the state where the fraud is being committed.
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Contact your OIG region and ask to speak to a special agent in charge (SAC). Provide the SAC with as much detail as you can about the crime, including your name and contact information, the name and address of the perpetrator and details about the fraud. Let the SAC know if you would like to remain confidential in the course of the investigation.
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Tips & Warnings
If you would like to locate the website of a public housing authority in your area, the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association has compiled a listing of the websites of all public housing authorities in the U.S. See the Resources section for this listing.
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Comments
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My boyfriend manager of an apartment building that we live in, reported active fraud in our building, and the owner, nor the local HUD office did anything to stop it. it is still going on.
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My boyfriend, manager of an apartment building Did this, and no one did anything to stop it.The owner of the building and local HUD office.
