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5/31/2006 1:44:00 AM | Judge denies extension for 'ineligible' evacuees 
=(0) More than 2000 hurricane evacuees will immediately lose housing assistance, as a request for a restraining order against FEMA was denied. However the judge did urge FEMA to expedite review procedures. The restraining order had been requested to give families more time, until a class action lawsuit against FEMA could be heard. The next he...
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5/27/2006 2:47:00 AM | FEMA defends itself from lawsuit =(0) In response to a class action lawsuit by hurricane evacuees claiming inadequate housing aid, FEMA defended itself mostly by citing procedural issues: FEMA states it is shielded from the suit by "sovereign immunity" which bars lawsuits against government agencies; FEMA states plaintiffs do not have the standing to file the suit and that th...
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5/25/2006 5:55:00 PM | 26 Indicted For FEMA Fraud =(0) Twenty-six central Florida residents have been indicted for FEMA fraud. They allegedly defrauded FEMA of $150,000 in bogus claims, as the hurricanes they claimed damage for (Katrina and Rita) did not even hit central Florida. They allegedly took advantage of a special process designed to get funds to victims as quickly as possible, and now fac...
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5/25/2006 5:20:00 AM | Official hopes Katrina made need for flood coverage clear =(0) An official from the Insurance Information Institute strongly urges homeowners to consider purchasing flood insurance. In the US, homeowner's insurance purchased through insurance companies does not cover floods; you can get flood coverage through FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for your home (whether owned or rented) and business.&n...
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5/19/2006 8:13:00 PM | Hurricane Evacuees Sue FEMA Over Housing =(0) A group of Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims has filed a class action suit against FEMA for allegedly not living up to its promise of continuing to provide housing aid. FEMA announced that 17,000 families will no longer receive rental help after May 31, 2006 and that stricter qualification standards will be applied for those in emergency hous...
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4/4/2006 1:14:00 AM | Foti to probe Red Cross fraud =(0) After claims of fraud and theft against several volunteers with the American Red Cross Hurrican Katrina relief effort, Attorney General Charles Foti Jr. has been called to investigate. Evidence suggests that several red cross volunteers were fraudulently selling supplies for profit............................
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3/30/2006 2:11:00 PM | Red Cross turns Katrina fraud findings over to FBI =(0) An internal investigation headed by the Red Cross into its Hurricane Katrina relief efforts has yielded information about Red Cross supplies being illegally stockpiled and sold and Red Cross kitchens ordering uneeded supplies. The investigation is now moving forward under the Senate Finance Committee and the FBI...................
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3/16/2006 5:57:00 PM | Three More Indicted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA =(0) Three more Louisiana residents are indicted on federal fraud charges, bringing the total number of Louisiana defendants to 45. Charges are that defendants made false statements and false claims in order to fraudulently receive disaster relief benefits..........
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3/16/2006 6:50:00 AM | Two plead guilty to false FEMA hurricane claims =(0) Two Georgia men await sentencing after pleading guilty to filing false disaster relief claims for Hurricane Katrina victims. The men were not living in the area at the time of the hurricane, as they claimed, but received relief money because of their fraudulent claims.............
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3/7/2006 1:22:00 AM | Newspaper companies join in on FEMA fight =(0) More newspaper organizations are joining the legal battle against FEMA. At issue is FEMA's refusal to disclose the names and addresses of those who received disaster aid after the four Florida hurricanes in 2004. FEMA claims it's a privacy issue; the newspapers say that the information is needed to monitor the government's use of public funds.........
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