Okla-homey
6/16/2007, 07:42 AM
IMHO, that money is gone and there ain't no gettin' it back. Further, it is completely impractical to think overpayments can be recovered from people who generally have no concept of even paying their creditors.
FEMA Wants $485M Back From Storm Victims
AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency says tens of tens of thousands of people received improper aid awards following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes – and now FEMA wants its money back.
According to a USA Today analysis, FEMA overpaid victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma by $485 million and the agency is now struggling to recoup the funds. So far, just $15.6 million has been recovered.
The effort to collect the overpayments has drawn protests from many in the region still trying to rebuild two years after the hurricanes. A federal judge this week ordered FEMA to stop trying to regain any funds until it provides aid recipients with better explanations of what they owe.
FEMA Wants $485M Back From Storm Victims
AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency says tens of tens of thousands of people received improper aid awards following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes – and now FEMA wants its money back.
According to a USA Today analysis, FEMA overpaid victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma by $485 million and the agency is now struggling to recoup the funds. So far, just $15.6 million has been recovered.
The effort to collect the overpayments has drawn protests from many in the region still trying to rebuild two years after the hurricanes. A federal judge this week ordered FEMA to stop trying to regain any funds until it provides aid recipients with better explanations of what they owe.