A southern New Jersey woman has admitted stealing about $40,000 in benefit money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after major storms hit the state in recent years. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old Sara Cengiz of Brick falsely claimed she needed …
Federal prosecutors say a metro Atlanta, Ga., woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a scheme to defraud the federal government of disaster relief money. Authorities said Tuesday that 45-year-old Angela Pratt Avery of Lawrenceville pleaded guilty to fraudulently …
New Jersey authorities have charged four homeowners with trying to get post-Superstorm Sandy aid they were not entitled to by claiming that vacation homes were their primary residences. The four received benefits ranging from nearly $13,000 to more than $22,000. …
A sentencing hearing is Monday for a woman who pleaded guilty to lying about her primary residence to receive federal disaster aid after tornados hit Mississippi in April 2011. Tamya H. Jones and Jevon O. Thomas were indicted last May …
Three former Joplin, Mo., residents faces federal charges accusing them of diverting relief funds after the 2011 tornado. The U.S. Attorney’s office for western Missouri said in a release Monday that 31-year-old Herlana Latham and 36-year-old Christopher L. Smith, both …
A 29-year-old New Orleans, La., woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud relating to a fraudulent application she made for help after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente says Alicia Wells entered the plea Friday before …
A South Florida man is facing a potentially lengthy prison sentence after a jury convicted him of attempting to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund out of $1.2 million. A jury on Tuesday convicted 32-year-old Jean Mari Lindor of …
The FBI in New Jersey is watching to ensure that federal money meant to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy doesn’t find its way into the pockets of corrupt politicians or scam artists. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says $2.5 billion in …
Two brothers from Waveland, Miss., face charges that they lied to get federal money to repair and elevate a hurricane-damaged home after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Richard Frank Bourgeois Jr., 48, and Wallace Gary Bourgeois, 44, pleaded not guilty earlier this …
Court records say a woman has pleaded guilty to lying about her primary residence to receive federal disaster aid after tornados hit Mississippi in April 2011. Tamya H. Jones and Jevon O. Thomas were indicted last May on two counts …