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Texas, Florida, California and North Carolina Are Most Dependent on FEMA Aid, ValuePenguin.com Finds

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Texas has received the most money from FEMA, totaling more than $7.6 billion in federal aid and spending more than $6.2 billion.

Key Points: 
  • Texas has received the most money from FEMA, totaling more than $7.6 billion in federal aid and spending more than $6.2 billion.
  • Florida, California and North Carolina also received more than $1 billion in federal aid in the last three years.
  • Arizona, Montana and Utah received the smallest amount of FEMA disaster relief - amounting to less than $10 million since 2017.
  • Vendors in North Carolina received $751 million from FEMA by far the most of vendors in any other state.

DOJ joins whistleblower case alleging AECOM led FEMA fraud scheme; Xavier University of Louisiana settles for $12M

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

"We are fortunate to have such a strong team of DOJ lawyers pursuing this case."

Key Points: 
  • "We are fortunate to have such a strong team of DOJ lawyers pursuing this case."
  • The alleged fraud involved FEMA disaster relief funds designated for nonprofit educational and religious institutions that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
  • The FEMA Public Assistance Program pays to repair facilities damaged by natural disasters and restore them to their pre-disaster condition.
  • Xavier University of Louisiana, which the whistleblower and government alleged participated in the scheme, has paid the government $12 million to settle its liability in the qui tam case.