Mail Fraud
Louisiana sees another three people recently indicted in federal court for abusing services provided by a hurricane disaster relief program. Of the two charges the most serious one is mail fraud which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years and/or a $1,000,000 fine. The second charge is illegal conversion of government property that was using a FEMA check.
Pretty bad when they are taking away from those that really needed the support during tough times.
Gary Williams Trice, 36, has been charged with mail fraud after he allegedly illegally acquired $36,000 in FEMA hurricane assistance money. Trice is alleged to have submitted as many as 14 fraudulent applications for assistance based on hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma by using different names, addresses and Social Security numbers.