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8/19/2009

Crime on Angel Lane

Filed under: Crime,Government — DRJ @ 11:21 am



[Guest post by DRJ]

The Houston-based U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas has brought charges against four former New Orleans residents who were displaced to Houston after Hurricane Katrina. The charges claim they fraudulently accepted FEMA rental assistance after being given homes by an Oprah-Habitat for Humanity collaboration that built 65 homes for displaced Katrina residents:

“Oprah’s Angel Network” worked with Habitat for Humanity to build and furnish homes for approximately 65 families, most of whom moved onto Asheburton Springs Drive in southwest Houston, which was subsequently renamed “Angel Lane.”

“The response to natural disasters brings out the best and worst in people,” said Houston-based U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson. “Generous acts of charity are tarnished by those who despite the generosity of others, fraudulently make claims for government relief funds. This office will continue its efforts to bring those who make false claims for public funds to justice.”

The trio was charged along with the sister of one of them, who allegedly helped her sibling cheat FEMA.”

Two of the accused also claimed to be unemployed when they were reportedly working for Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris County.

— DRJ

10 Responses to “Crime on Angel Lane”

  1. Two of the accused also claimed to be unemployed when they were reportedly working for Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris County.

    Attacking those brave health care providers again…

    Typical.

    8)

    Scott Jacobs (218307)

  2. Please know that there are many MANY peoples from the New Orleans area that did not/would not act like these people…

    reff (b996d9)

  3. The truth is – the vast majority doesn’t act like this. This is why we need to bring back public stocks and rotten tomatoes. And scarlet letters.

    Public humiliation and ridicule!!!

    Corwin (ea9428)

  4. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I say.

    http://www.click2houston.com/news/4979639/detail.html

    Houston Native (b90bc6)

  5. A friend’s daughter lives in Boston. Her neighbors across the hall are good liberals and offered their condo for temporary housing for a family from NO. Months later, it looked like the displaced family was settling in permanently in this rent-free condo. After asking them to please move on and getting no response, the owner finally hit upon a solution. He cancelled the cable TV. They moved out soon after.

    A couple of wiser liberals. Maybe

    Mike K (2cf494)

  6. Even NPR acknowledged that the crime rate in Houston spiked when the evacuees came to town.

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5178286

    Houston Native (b90bc6)

  7. Did they ever go after the guy who blew his $2,000 check at a strip club. Oh, sorry, that was Bill Clinton.

    Alta Bob (3dd3fe)

  8. And this surprises anyone because…..? If you haven’t worked for anything, ever you will not understand the value of anything. If you will not understand the value of anything then there is no such thing as theft. It’s all just something that you haven’t been given yet. Christ, who ,in their right mind, would expect these people to have any morals or ethics. Slugs and leeches will never be anything but. Why ,after 4 years, are any of these people receiving any assistance ?

    Edward Lunny (331570)

  9. Why ,after 4 years, are any of these people receiving any assistance ?

    Because now that they are here, they can vote for Sheila Jackson Lee. See how that works?

    Houston Native (a0589e)

  10. Does anyone wonder why New Orleans has a dysfunctional city government and crooks for Rep’s? Look at the pool these pols come from.

    PCD (02f8c1)


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