FEMA Covered Non-Hurricane Funerals

[Eugene]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/10/AR2005081000728.html

FEMA Covered Non-Hurricane Funerals

The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 10, 2005; 10:52 AM


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The federal emergency agency paid for
hundreds of funerals last year of Floridians whose deaths had nothing
to do with the four hurricanes that hit the state, the South Florida
Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday.

One person died before the storm even struck his town, while another
died a month later in another state.

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According to a review by the state Medical Examiners Commission
obtained by the newspaper, at least 203 of the 319 deaths were not
caused by any of the four hurricanes, including:

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The newspaper reported that FEMA refused to explain the claims, citing
privacy laws, but gave the names of the dead to the medical examiners
with a warning not to publicly release them. The commission determined
the claims were public documents under Florida law and released them
to the Sun-Sentinel.

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[MercutioATC]

1. FEMA pays for disaster-related funerals???

Gee, you learn something new every day.

[geomon666]

2. Apparently...

they pay for non disaster related funerals too.

[BrendaStarr]

3. Pre election bribes.

A report surfaced about a month ago that showed that FEMA was now seeking to get a chunk of that FEMA money back from Floridians (though they didn't mention any that went to non disaster related funerals).

http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=341201&messageid=1120481732

And like I said on the post there, it's not like the Floridians affected can take their votes back.