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FEMA Says Hurricane Relief Records of No Public Interest

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· Story link The Federal Emergency Management Agency has told a court in Florida there is little public interest in…

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has told a court in Florida there is little public interest in how it spend $5.5 billion in hurricane relief funds, despite fraud indictments and reports that some of the inspectors authorizing payments had criminal records. FEMA lawyers made the claim in court papers filed in a FOIA suit brought by the The Fort Myers News Press and other Gannett papers in Florida. (8/12/05)

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