A man already in state prison for drug trafficking has admitted to trying to claim disaster benefits after the 2011 Joplin tornado. Federal prosecutors say 35-year-old Gary L. Mitchell Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements to the Federal …
A federal grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Moore, Okla., resident for disaster benefits fraud involving a massive tornado that struck Moore in May. U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats says Blake Lynn Self is charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday. Federal …
An eastern Iowa woman has admitted submitting a false application for federal benefits made available after flooding in 2008. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Jessica Hines, of Oxford Junction, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of disaster benefits fraud. Prosecutors …
An eastern Iowa woman has been charged with disaster benefits fraud in the 2008 flood. The U.S. attorney’s office in Cedar Rapids says 32-year-old Jessica Hines, of Oxford Junction, was charged in a federal indictment unsealed on Wednesday. She’s accused …