FEMA funds spent on divorce, sex change

mike · #1 06-14-2006, 05:19 PM

Sometimes I despise America.

There is a large portion of America that take advantage of everything. I blame much of this abuse on the media's over sensationalizing of Katrina and the over use of racism by Hollywood elites and Democrats who forced this money to be dispersed too quickly. Yet another reason why I am against most of the social services in America.

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The government doled out as much as $1.4 billion in bogus assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, getting hoodwinked to pay for season football tickets, a tropical vacation and even a divorce lawyer, congressional investigators have found.

Prison inmates, a supposed victim who used a New Orleans cemetery for a home address, and a person who spent 70 days at a Hawaiian hotel all were able to wrongly get taxpayer help, according to evidence that gives a new black eye to the nation's disaster relief agency.

Federal investigators even informed Congress that one man apparently used FEMA assistance money for a sex change operation.

The GAO concluded that as much as 16 percent of the billions of dollars in FEMA help to individuals after the two hurricanes was unwarranted.

To dramatize the problem, GAO provided lawmakers with a copy of a $2,358 U.S. Treasury check for rental assistance that an undercover agent got using a bogus address. The money was paid even after FEMA learned from its inspector that the undercover applicant did not live at the address.

"This is an assault on the American taxpayer," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the subcommittee that will conduct the hearing.

"Prosecutors from the federal level down should be looking at prosecuting these crimes and putting the criminals who committed them in jail for a long time."

FEMA spokesman Aaron Walker said Tuesday that the agency, already criticized for a poor response to Katrina, makes its highest priority during a disaster "to get help quickly to those in desperate need of our assistance."

Just wonderful! give them debit cards!

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FEMA also could not establish that 750 debit cards worth $1.5 million even went to Katrina victims, the auditors said.
Among the items purchased with the cards:

_an all-inclusive, one-week Caribbean vacation in the Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic.

_five season tickets to New Orleans Saints professional football games.

_adult erotica products in Houston and "Girls Gone Wild" videos in Santa Monica, Calif.

_Dom Perignon champagne and other alcoholic beverages in San Antonio. _a divorce lawyer's services in Houston.

willy · #2 06-14-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mike

Sometimes I despise America.

There is a large portion of America that take advantage of everything. I blame much of this abuse on the media's over sensationalizing of Katrina and the over use of racism by Hollywood elites and Democrats who forced this money to be dispersed too quickly. Yet another reason why I am against most of the social services in America.

I place the blame squarely on the shiftless SOBs who took advantage of the system.

mike · #3 06-14-2006, 05:53 PM

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I place the blame squarely on the shiftless SOBs who took advantage of the system.

Yeah, I agree, but...

I just remember when I had to hear day in and day out how aid was not rushing to the Katrina victims. This was true even though another state was hit just as hard. The news showed people screaming on TV, "Aid is not coming fast enough." Then there was the, "Bush hates Black people" idiot on TV. Democrats were quick to pounce on President Bush to gain some political capital.

So, in response FEMA rushed money into the area and gave everyone blank checks, and now people are having sex changes on my dime. I paid a ton of tax last year and it sickens me to see where it may have went.

Doutdes · #4 06-14-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mike

Sometimes I despise America.

There is a large portion of America that take advantage of everything. I blame much of this abuse on the media's over sensationalizing of Katrina and the over use of racism by Hollywood elites and Democrats who forced this money to be dispersed too quickly. Yet another reason why I am against most of the social services in America.

Damn, we better get some Democrats elected quick. After all, if we're responsible for everything that goes wrong, we might as well have our people in office.

sejongeb · #5 06-14-2006, 10:44 PM

I'm surprised it was only 16%.

Parisok · #6 06-14-2006, 11:25 PM

A new comercial " The Fema Card don't leave New Orleans without it!"

mike · #7 06-15-2006, 03:37 AM

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Damn, we better get some Democrats elected quick. After all, if we're responsible for everything that goes wrong, we might as well have our people in office

As apposed to everything from Katrina, loosing your dog or having a flat tire as Bush’s fault?

sejongeb · #8 06-15-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Doutdes

Damn, we better get some Democrats elected quick. After all, if we're responsible for everything that goes wrong, we might as well have our people in office.

The politically corrupt knows no party. THere comes a time whn yes one was elected as a particular party, but then the duty shifts to protecting the US Consititution and the US. So far it's been big business and the top 10% of income level. Making money is a good thing, has long as it is done fairly. Very few on Capital hill have the US interest 1st, regardless of party. Eventually they get burned out or succume to corruption and creed. Speaking of sex, I'm surprised that Larry Flint hasn't offered a million dollars for information regarding which blunderer was responsible for the financial mismanagement. I guess a civil servent does draw that much interest.

Doutdes · #9 06-15-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mike

As apposed to everything from Katrina, loosing your dog or having a flat tire as Bush’s fault?

"But Democrats do it too!" What an argument. Is it okay to fling crap at monkeys, because the monkeys fling crap at you?

mike · #10 06-16-2006, 04:07 AM

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"But Democrats do it too!"

Thanks for putting words in my mouth, your getting good at it. Want to be my speech writer?

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