A South Mississippi man faces trial in a federal fraud case alleging he lied about his past employment to get $25,800 in oil spill recovery money. Court records say Shawn Albert Townsel received the money after claiming he lost work …
Lawmakers want to steer Gulf oil spill recovery money to help refill Louisiana’s “rainy day” fund, an elderly trust fund that was raided to fill budget holes and another health care fund. The plan taps into dollars that BP is …
The final defendant in a family’s scheme to defraud the government of oil spill recovery money must repay $21,000 and serve four months under house arrest along with three years of probation. The Sun Herald reports 29-year-old Sonya Renee Williams, …