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Ten indicted in separate disaster assistance fraud cases from 2016 KATC and last updated 2021-04-22 18:01:06-04 Ten St. Mary Parish residents have been indicted in separate disaster assistance fraud cases from 2016. Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced on Thursday that a federal grand jury has returned ten separate indictments charging ten individuals with fraudulently applying for disaster benefits from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is a department of the United States Department of Homeland Security. In August 2016, severe flooding impacted south Louisiana and a Presidential disaster declaration was issued on August 14, 2016 under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The incident period covered August 11, 2016 through August 31, 2016. FEMA was authorized to provide transportation assistance for repair or replacement of a primary vehicle damaged by the disaster. ....
Ten St. Mary Parish Residents Charged with FEMA Fraud Ten people accused of defrauding FEMA out of a total of $60,000 have been indicted on federal charges. Brittany Hawkins, Shannan Johnson, Tasha Louis, Jarnelle Payne, Leo Green, Jr., Derrick Kirt, Jarmaine Thomas, Jr., and Johnathan Wilson, all of Franklin; Kevin Callery, of Baldwin; and Robert Johnson, Jr., of Patterson, are all charged with theft of government property and fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits. The U. S. Attorney s Office says the defendants worked together to lie on FEMA claims applications to receive transportation benefits and to get paid for cars they claimed were flooded during the historic weather event. According to prosecutors, the defendants claimed their cars were damaged by flooding in Lafayette and Iberia Parishes despite living in St. Mary Parish, which was not included in the presidential disaster declaration. ....
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