Introduction
Government Information On Katrina Fraud
Congress
POGO On Katrina Fraud
News Articles
Contract Oversight - Complete Katrina Archive


Introduction

Government Information On Katrina Fraud

Department of Homeland Security Press Releases, including fraud charges.

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Hurricane Katrina/Rita Information, Latest News, Fall 2005.

United States Attorney Chuck Rosenberg announced the unsealing of a two-count indictment charging a Houston man with filing a false claim against the United States and making false statements to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  September 30, 2005.

Two Florida residents passing themselves off as Hurricane Katrina evacuees in order to fraudulently obtain FEMA relief funds were arrested in Shreveport on charges of conspiracy, theft of federal funds, and mail and wire fraud, United States Attorney Donald W. Washington announced.  September 29, 2005.

Local California Police Department arrest couple on charges of attempted theft by false pretenses, 2nd degree burglary, and conspiracy to commit fraud.  September 21, 2005.

Congress

POGO On Katrina Fraud
POGO Alert - Investigations into Katrina Waste and Fraud Detailed, January 12, 2006. read this alert »

News Articles

Report sheds light on hurricane fraud investigations, GovExec.com, January 12, 2006.
An unreleased report obtained by the Associated Press Wednesday fills in the details of efforts by agency inspectors general to regulate the $62.3 billion appropriated for hurricane relief on the Gulf Coast.

GAO Probes Katrina Credit Card Bills, Washington Post & Associated Press, December 27, 2005.
Federal employees helping victims of Hurricane Katrina charged more than $39 million on government credit cards for disaster relief items -- and that has at least one senator a bit worried.

Feds rack up $39 million Katrina credit tab, CNN, December 25, 2005.
Federal employees helping Katrina victims charged more than $39 million on government credit cards for disaster relief items, and Congressional investigators want to make sure the taxpayers got a good deal.

BLUE TARPS
U.S. paying a premium to cover storm-damaged roofs, Knight-Ridder, September 30, 2005.

BODY BAGS
Chaotic coordination had government scrambling for body bags, Knight Ridder, October 7, 2005.

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
Cruise Ships, Spurned by Evacuees, Are Home to Displaced City Workers and Families, New York Times, September 16, 2005.

CLASSROOMS
Alaska Firm gets Gulf rebuilding job , USA Today, September 30, 2005.

DEBRIS REMOVAL
Parish Official Charged in Louisiana Storm Case, New York Times, November 18, 2005.

HOUSING
FEMA stops paying local contractor, Mobile Register, November 18, 2005.

ICE
Ex-FEMA chief's client won contract, USA Today, October 12, 2005.

Ice contracts raise new questions about post-Katrina spending, Associated Press, October 7,  2005.