Hurricane Katrina Press Releases, Speeches And Testimony For January, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Press Release
Three More Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
Three Louisiana residents were sentenced in federal court on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs, United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced today. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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Two FEMA Employees Sentenced to Prison Terms Following Bribery Convictions in New Orleans
Two Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) officials working in the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina were sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment and fined $20,000 each, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten of the Eastern District of Louisiana announced today. (Read more)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Press Release
Another Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
Two Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) officials working in the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina were sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment and fined $20,000 each, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten of the Eastern District of Louisiana announced today. (Read more)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Press Release
Fifteen Individuals Indicted for FEMA Fraud in Alabama
Fifteen individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Alabama on allegations of fraud and theft resulting from claims filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin, Special Agent in Charge J. Christopher Murphy and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Roy Sexton, both of the U.S. Secret Service, announced today. (Read more)
Monday, August 28, 2006
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Guilty Plea in $100,000 FEMA Hurricane Relief Fund Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old man, Jeffrey Alan Rothschild, has pled guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the FEMA of more than $100,000 in relief funds intended for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein announced today. (Read more)
Friday, August 25, 2006
Press Release
Correctional Officer Indicted for FEMA Fraud
Cicero Patterson, 45, of Alexandria, La., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for claiming to be a hurricane victim in order to fraudulently obtain FEMA relief funds, U.S. Attorney Donald W. Washington of the Western District of Louisiana announced today.(Read more)
Friday, August 25, 2006
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Guilty Plea in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that another Louisiana resident pled guilty in federal court yesterday to a violation related to Hurricane Katrina relief funds (Read more)
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Press Release
Another Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that another Louisiana resident was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Court Judge James J. Brady on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs. (Read more)
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Press Release
Four Individuals Indicted for $700,000 Debris Removal Fraud in Relation to Hurricane Katrina Fraud
Four individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States involving the creation and submission of fraudulent debris removal load slips in the amount of $716,677, U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton of the Southern District of Mississippi announced today. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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Lawton Woman Sentenced to Serve Two Years in Prison for Theft of FEMA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
Shelia Ann Perry, 38, of Lawton, Okla. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange to serve 24 months in prison for theft of Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds, U.S. Attorney John C. Richter of the Western District of Oklahoma announced. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Press Release
Two More Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that two more Louisiana residents were sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Polozola on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs. (Read more)
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
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Greenville Woman Indicted and Detained on Hurricane Katrina Fraud
United States Attorney Leura G. Canary announced today that Alethia Adrianne Scott, age 39, of Greenville, Alabama, was detained this morning in relation to a federal indictment, which alleges that Scott fraudulently obtained disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (Read more)
Monday, August 21, 2006
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Two Houston Residents Charged with Filing Multiple False Claims for FEMA Assistance
Two Houston residents, Curtis Caldwell, 28, and Ernest Tutt Jr., 22, have been indicted with fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars in FEMA Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster assistance, U.S. Attorney Donald J. DeGabrielle Jr. announced today. (Read more)
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Press Release
Imprisonment Given in FEMA Fraud Case
GLADYS MAE WHITT was sentenced to 19 months imprisonment today in U.S. District Court for defrauding the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA). Indicted in March 2006, WHIT pled guilty to the FEMA fraud charges in April 2006. (Read more)
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Press Release
Three More Indicted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Fraud Charges Related to Hurricane Disaster Relief Programs
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that a federal grand jury returned indictments yesterday against three more Louisiana residents on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs. (Read more)
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Press Release
Two More Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that two more Louisiana residents were sentenced in federal court yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Polozola on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Press Release
Miami Man Indicted in Online Scheme to Defraud Hurricane Katrina Relief Contributors and PNC Bank Customers
United States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan announced today, August 16, 2006, that on August 15, 2006, Jovany Desir of Miami, Florida was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh. (Read more)
Friday, August 11, 2006
Press Release
Federal Grand Jury Brings Additional Corruption Charges Against St. Tammany Parish Councilman
Jim Letten, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, James Bernazzani, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Charles Haas, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Homeland Security, announced today. (Read more)
Friday, August 11, 2006
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Woman Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison, Without Parole, for Defrauding FEMA of Nearly $15,000
U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper announced today that Stacey Beth Johnson was sentenced today in federal court by United States District Judge John McBryde to 12 months imprisonment. (Read more)
Friday, August 11, 2006
Press Release
Another Charged in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in Federal FEMA Fraud Case
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that DERRICK W. DEAMER, age 32, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested on July 26, 2006. (Read more)
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Press Release
College Park, Feorgia Man Charged with Stealing Red Cross and FEMA Funds Intended for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Atlanta, GA -CLARENCE J. BROWN, 42 of College Park, Georgia, was arraigned today on federal charges of devising a scheme to defraud the FEMA and the American Red Cross of $34,553.02 in Hurricane Katrina disaster assistance funds. (Read more)
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Press Release
Tampa Woman Indicted for FEMA Fraud
Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Paul I. Perez today announced the return of an Indictment of 35 year old Iveal Robinson, a/k/a Aveal Robinson, of Tampa, charging her with mail fraud. (Read more)
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Press Release
North Texans Indicted for FEMA Fraud
United States Attorney Matthew D. Orwig announced today that three North Texans have been indicted in two separate cases of hurricane related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Press Release
Lawton Man Arrested for Fraud Related Charges to Hurricane Katrina
Atari Finley, 26, of Lawton, Okla., was sentenced to five months in prison for cashing a $2,000 FEMA hurricane relief check obtained by fraud, U.S. Attorney John C. Richter for the Western District of Oklahoma, announced today. (Read more)
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Press Release
Gulfport Resident Pleads Guilty to Katrina Fraud
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced that Shera Sims, of Gulfport, Mississippi, entered a guilty plea in federal court on Monday. (Read more)
Monday, August 07, 2006
Press Release
Texarkana Hotel Manager Guilty of Hurricane Related Fraud
United States Attorney Matthew D. Orwig announced today that a 64-year-old Texarkana hotel manager has pleaded guilty to hurricane related fraud charges in the Eastern District of Texas. (Read more)
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Press Release
Two More Sentenced in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that two more Louisiana residents were sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Court Judge James J. Brady on fraud charges related to hurricane disaster relief programs. (Read more)
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Press Release
Sentencing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Federal FEMA Fraud Charges
United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced that DE’ONDRA PROFIT, age 34, of Baton Rouge was sentenced. (Read more)