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Case Study Describes Prepaid Card Use After Hurricanes
Southeast News • February 14, 2006
A disaster relief case study covering the history and challenges of delivering financial assistance during catastrophes will be presented by Midhael Brackney of the American Red Cross and Gregory ...
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| RE: Debit cards | Susan | Feb 14, 2006, 2:00 pm |
| Debit cards | Joe Taxpayer | Feb 14, 2006, 12:57 pm |
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Subject: Debit cards
Audit: Katrina, Rita victims used funds for erotica, guns, liquor
FEBRUARY 14--Some victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita used federal assistance money to pay for "adult erotica," a pistol, strip club fees, and at least one $450 tattoo, according to a new government audit. A Government Accountability Office review of weaknesses in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's distribution of aid describes some of the abuse connected with FEMA's dispensing of $2000 debit cards. While most of the February 13 GAO report addresses the use of multiple social security numbers to secure unwarranted handouts, auditors also examined where some of those funds were expended.