Improving Access, Part II FRAUD PREVENTION Identifying Alleged waste and fraud by TV3 under Frank Pilleri

Two biggest areas of concern for citizens is the waste that goes on at Housing Authorities and at Public Access Television

Let's look at how the government works on FRAUD PREVENTION at the housing authorities and apply it to protecting the assets provided to the communities via public access television, which doesn't exist in Medford on November 7, 2013

http://www.hudoig.gov/fraud-prevention 


A major mission of HUD OIG is to prevent waste, fraud, abuse and serious mismanagement by HUD's customers, employees, contractors and other vendors associated with the housing industry in Public Housing, Multifamily, Single Family, Community programs, and the mortgage industry. The OIG conducts audits and investigations to identify both internal and external problems. Audits and investigations are both a preventative and a reactive measure to identify weakness within HUD and recover funds and tax dollars associated with HUD's programs.

• Certifying false information is fraud

What is Embezzlement?

Embezzlement is a form of white-collar crime in which a person misappropriates the assets entrusted to him or her.  In this type of fraud the assets of the PHA are switched from their intended purpose to the personal use of the embezzler.  Embezzlement is a breach of the fiduciary responsibilities placed upon a person.  Next to tenant fraud, embezzlement and theft are the next leading types of cases investigated by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).