Audit Report on Katrina Debit Cards Some Recipients Swam In Champagne
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Audit Report on Katrina Debit Cards: Extravagant Purchases Revealed
Summary
A federal audit has uncovered some surprising spending among recipients of FEMA-issued debit cards during the Katrina disaster. Amid essential purchases, some recipients indulged in luxury, including premium champagne.
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A recent federal audit has revealed extravagant spending by some recipients of FEMA-issued debit cards during the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief effort. Notably, a $200 bottle of champagne was purchased as a "survival" item at a shelter located in Hooters. Upon learning of this purchase, the establishment generously decided to refund the amount to FEMA.
Additional questionable purchases with emergency funds included:
- Expensive diamond jewelry, humorously termed as a "flotation device."
- A vacation in the Dominican Republic, serving as an "escape route" from flooding.
- Payment of a $1,000 legal bill, cleverly dubbed a "salvation" from a divorce lawyer.
- A visit to a strip club, requiring $600 for "recuperative" purposes.
- $400 spent on adult entertainment products.
Auditors determined that such expenditures were "not necessary to satisfy legitimate disaster needs."
Greg Kutz, a forensic auditor from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), highlighted a case where a fraudulent recipient in West Virginia used a New Orleans cemetery address to obtain rental assistance. Another claimant used a vacant lot address to secure $2,358 in relief funds.
The audit further uncovered instances where almost $13,000 in rental assistance was paid to a recipient staying at a resort in Honolulu. Shockingly, FEMA also misplaced 750 debit cards, valued at $1.5 million in total.
In light of these findings, FEMA’s handling of funds may require its own disaster relief efforts.
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