FEMA does little to recover funds given to undeserving applicants

Sun-Sentinel ^ | October 9, 2005 | Megan O'Martz

[KeyLargo]

SUN-SENTINEL INVESTIGATION FEMA does little to recover funds given to undeserving applicants By Megan O'Matz, Sally Kestin and Jon Burstein Staff Writers October 9, 2005 Federal officials, charged with disbursing billions of dollars in relief after one of the nation's worst natural disasters -- Hurricane Katrina -- are vowing to crack down on fraud by assigning about 350 auditors, investigators and inspectors to catch people and companies who try to cheat the government. But in a continuing investigation of disaster spending by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel has found that the agency has rarely pursued individual wrongdoers in court and has made only feeble attempts to recover money given to undeserving applicants. The newspaper reported last month that FEMA awarded at least $330 million nationwide over five years to more than 210,000 people in areas with little or no known damage.

[KeyLargo]

Nice to see our tax dollars at work.

[Tijeras_Slim]

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[P8riot]

Congratulations on posting FR's 1.5 millionth thread!!!!!

[MamaB]

Way to go.

[null and void]

Darn you! You got the 1,500,000^th Thread!

[MamaB]

We need to bookmark this thread.

[End Times Sentinel]

Marcus Alonzo Hanna would be proud.

 

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[Tijeras_Slim]

:D

[WasDougsLamb]

Just about everyone needs to be investigated who has handled any of the relief funds because it seems like alot of people have had their hand in the cookie jar.

[End Times Sentinel]

Maybe this would be more clear...

 

Marcus Alonzo Hanna  would be proud.

 

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[Liberty Valance]

bttt & congrats!

[TheDon]

I posted on the 1,500,000th thread.

[Enchante]

Both parties like to make FEMA another social welfare program to buy votes. This needs close scrutiny from auditors who are not beholden to either party.

[ScreamingFist]

I posted on the 1,500,000th thread.

Me too! And never play poker with KeyLargo, too lucky.....

[VRWCmember]

Yeah, if only I had a nickel for every thread that's been posted here.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Here it is, huh. I swore it would be a pissant vanity.

[evolved_rage]

FEMA not investigating is probably the same reason why Je$$e Jack$on never gets audited.

[GOP_1900AD]

After the '89 quake in this neck of the woods, FEMA were actually asking people to pad their submittals. Probably nothing has changed since then ...

[MaryFromMichigan]

Here it is....
# 1,500,000!

[adaven]

Cool! 1,500,000!