The indictments were announced on Friday against people in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Michigan and North Carolina who the government said fraudulently sought money from the $20 billion pool financed by BP.
Charlette Dufray Johnson, a North Carolina woman, was accused of filing claims in the name of her sister, saying that she worked for a company in New Orleans that suffered losses because of the spill. The sister is deceased. Ms. Johnson is also alleged to have also filed a dozen other claims totaling nearly $80,000 related to Hurricane Katrina , a California wildfire and storms in Georgia and Tennessee.
8 Are Charged With Fraud Over Claims From Oil Spill - New York Times
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Among those charged were Cam T. Hang of Louisiana, who, according to the Justice Department, demanded $42,000 for business losses related to a restaurant that does not exist. A Michigan man, Kevin Hall, claimed he lost $9,000 at an ice cream stand in Pensacola, Fla., that, according to his indictment, is similarly mythical.Charlette Dufray Johnson, a North Carolina woman, was accused of filing claims in the name of her sister, saying that she worked for a company in New Orleans that suffered losses because of the spill. The sister is deceased. Ms. Johnson is also alleged to have also filed a dozen other claims totaling nearly $80,000 related to Hurricane Katrina , a California wildfire and storms in Georgia and Tennessee.
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8 Are Charged With Fraud Over Claims From Oil Spill - New York Times
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