Saturday, September 17, 2005

FL Paper Showcasing FEMA's Fraud & F-Ups

Editor & Publisher: A 2 day investigative series that the South FL Sun-Sentinel will publish starting this Sunday says that the wretched performance of FEMA during Hurricane Katrina is the rule rather than the exception for the agency. FEMA's bungling during Katrina came as no surprise to the Sun-Sentinel, says Editor/ Sr VP Earl Mauker."We actually called for Michael Brown's resignation a yr ago," he said, referring to the FEMA head who resigned earlier this wk. The paper has been on FEMA's case since last yr when its computer assisted investigation turned up massive fraud and waste in the wake of Hurricane Frances. FEMA, the paper found, had paid millions of dollars in claims in Miami/Dade County -even though the hurricane made landfall 100 miles away. "It was absolutely incredible. In Miami, the hurricane never hit, it never came on shore, and we found FEMA paid out $31 million for a storm that never came ashore," Mauker said. Perhaps Brown and FEMA needed to grease the palms of all of those potential Presidential Election voters in FL who might pay back the favor by giving a paid-for vote to George W Bush.
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