WOMAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT OF ROAD HOME MONEY
RACHEL SAVAGE, age 48, a resident of Foley, Alabama, was sentenced to three years probation today by the Honorable Helen G. Berrigan for having fraudulently applied for and received over $100,000 of government funds in the Louisiana Road Home program, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to the court documents, on or about December 8, 2001, SAVAGE’s residence in Slidell, Louisiana, was completely destroyed by fire. The home was not rebuilt prior to Hurricane Katrina making landfall in August 2005. However, following Hurricane Katrina, SAVAGE applied for and was awarded money from the Louisiana Road Home program totaling $104,935.00 after she made affirmative representations in her application that she had lived at the destroyed residence at the time of Hurricane Katrina and that it had been destroyed as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
SAVAGE is responsible for restitution to the government in the amount of $104,935.00.
The case was investigated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development–OIG with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Emily Greenfield.
