More dirt on FEMA fraud!

[Melissa G]

FEMA said to be lax in funeral payouts

By Sally Kestin

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three of every four funeral claims paid by the federal government after last year's hurricanes in Florida covered deaths unrelated to any of the storms, a state review has concluded.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gave families up to $7,500 each to bury or cremate loved ones whose deaths were supposed to be a direct result of one of the four hurricanes that struck the state last August and September.

But Florida's medical examiners reviewed 306 deaths approved by FEMA statewide and found that only 74 could be blamed on the storms. In the other 232 cases, the cause of death was suicide, unrelated accidents or natural ailments such as cancer, heart attacks or emphysema.

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FEMA's disaster-aid program has been under criticism since the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported last fall on $31 million going to residents of Miami-Dade County, one of the few areas of the state not hit by last year's hurricanes.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002517004_femabury24.html

[obxhead]

1. FEMA and DHS...

just a couple of good ol' fashioned amerikan scams.

[Melissa G]

4. Republicans are right not to trust government..

'cuz when they are in charge in seems the government does not so much provide service to country but slush funds and payoffs for their various friends!!!

[mom cat]

10. So well said!

:rofl:

[Melissa G]

11. Hi momcat!

always good to see you! :hi:

[Carolab]

2. What crap. How would they know whether or not the natural ailments

were exacerbated by the floods, or perhaps people died because they couldn't get their medicine, or killed themselves as in the Superdome? This is so disgusting. At the very least, a COMPETENT medical examiner would rule "undetermined", if they couldn't be sure that the situation these people were in hastened their demise.

[MADem]

7. No, those payouts were for the FLORIDA hurricanes LAST YEAR

They were greasing palms to keep the JEB folks happy....

[jobycom]

3. They were paying without even requiring death certificates.

Fascinating. I wonder how many of those no-death certificate funds went to SCI.

[MADem]

8. Yeah, ya gotta wonder nt

[Wilms]

5. Talk about dead voters...n/t

[Kurovski]

6. This live one's voting up the thread...n/t

[Infomaniac]

9. So is FEMA getting the money back?

Of course not. That twit congressman Poe in Texas will wail and lament about a working woman getting paid for a lap dance off a hurricane debt card, but 30 million bucks in bogus payouts? Not a word.