Updating a story we shared last night; and the latest information only makes the situation seem much worse. To say this story is infuriating would be an understatement. As an individual with some personal knowledge of how the recovery process works, the actions by these government officials in Puerto Rico are beyond tragic. There are […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Allowed Multimillion-Dollar Fraud in Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Repair Contracts…
Two hundred employees were paid, but 58 showed up for work. Crane operators invoiced without having set foot on the island. An unqualified lineman earned almost $58,000 for a month-and-a-half of work, which is what a Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) line worker charges in a year and five months. All of this happened […]
Puerto Rico: $91B of Taxpayers Money Later, Where Has the Hurricane Recovery Dollars Gone?…
Imagine having the task of distributing the most aid money ever for a natural disaster responsibly to a government mired in corruption and under FBI investigation. That’s what’s happening right now in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico two years after two hurricanes, Maria and Irma. You have $91 billion reasons to care. That’s how […]
United States of America v. Julia Beatrice Keleher Et Al (PDF)…
Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Efforts…
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Bernie Sanders, and Dick Durbin last week sent a letter to John Kelly, acting inspector general (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security, asking him to expand the ongoing investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) contracting in Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The senators asked the […]
Insurers Under Scrutiny in Puerto Rico with 13,600 Hurricane Maria Claims Still Open…
Thousands of Puerto Ricans have been forced to drain their savings, close their businesses, or resign themselves to living with structural damage as they fight insurance companies over millions of dollars’ worth of claims that have gone unanswered or unpaid more than a year after Hurricane Maria. Experts say the Category 4 storm caught insurance […]
Trump: Puerto Rico’s ‘inept politicians’ Using Hurricane Relief to Pay Off Debts…
President Trump blasted the Puerto Rican government on Tuesday, claiming that its politicians were using hurricane relief funds to pay off the U.S. territory’s debts. “The people of Puerto Rico are wonderful but the inept politicians are trying to use the massive and ridiculously high amounts of hurricane/disaster funding to pay off other obligations. The […]
Vulture Funds Stand to Make Millions in Wake of Hurricane Maria…
Vulture funds scooped up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Puerto Rican debt after Hurricane Maria hit — underwritten by Wall Street and purchased at a massive discount, according to new numbers compiled by the nonprofit LittleSis and provided to The Intercept. Now it’s time for the payoff. A deal agreed to last week […]
Puerto Rico Officials Investigated for Corruption During Hurricane Relief…
Corruption in Puerto Rico may have been the cause of U.S. relief supplies not reaching those in need following Hurricane Maria in September 2017. The administration of San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (D), who made headlines for her criticisms of President Donald Trump’s handling of the relief efforts, is now being investigated for alleged […]
FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans. 50,000 Were Delivered…
The mission for the Federal Emergency Management Agency was clear: Hurricane Maria had torn through Puerto Rico, and hungry people needed food. Thirty million meals needed to be delivered as soon as possible. For this huge task, FEMA tapped Tiffany Brown, an Atlanta entrepreneur with no experience in large-scale disaster relief and at least five […]
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