Posted on 02/19/2003 11:27:49 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:41:51 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
NEW YORK (AP) -- A $100 million federal program to reimburse New Yorkers for air conditioners, filters, vacuums and other air-purifying tools after the World Trade Center collapse is rife with fraud and abuse, government officials say.
As many as 90 percent of the more than 219,000 applications for reimbursement were filed by people not suffering from the effects of contaminated air, according to estimates from federal officials.
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GEeeeeeeee. And NY is supposed to be a liberal (pay your fair share) stronghold. This kind of mean-spiritedness is only supposed to happen within the vast right wing conspiracy.
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