December 06, 2006
* GAO Report on Katrina and Rita Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Full text GAO-07-252T, and Highlights, December 6, 2006.

  • "FEMA continued to lose tens of millions of dollars through potentially improper and/or fraudulent payments from both hurricanes Katrina and Rita...As of November 2006, FEMA identified about $290 million in improper payments and collected about $7 million."

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