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Missouri Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Joplin Tornado Fraud

A man already in state prison for drug trafficking has admitted to trying to claim disaster benefits after the 2011 Joplin tornado. Federal prosecutors say 35-year-old Gary L. Mitchell Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements to the Federal …

Oklahoma Teen Indicted for Disaster Benefits Fraud

A federal grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Moore, Okla., resident for disaster benefits fraud involving a massive tornado that struck Moore in May. U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats says Blake Lynn Self is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday. Federal …

Iowan Admits Submitting False Flood Claim

An eastern Iowa woman has admitted submitting a false application for federal benefits made available after flooding in 2008. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Jessica Hines, of Oxford Junction, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of disaster benefits fraud. Prosecutors …

Iowa Woman Charged With Defrauding FEMA in 2008 Flood

An eastern Iowa woman has been charged with disaster benefits fraud in the 2008 flood. The U.S. attorney’s office in Cedar Rapids says 32-year-old Jessica Hines, of Oxford Junction, was charged in a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday. She’s accused …