Emergency FEMA Funding Went to Old CasinoIG identifies $13.9 million in unsupported costs given to Omaha Tribe
BY: Elizabeth Harrington
December 7, 2017 5:00 amFederal Emergency Management Agency grants meant for disaster relief ended up going to unauthorized casino repairs and a $300,000 "bonus" to a contractor, according to a new audit by the inspector general.
The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security questioned roughly $14 million awarded to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa for flood damage in 2011. The audit, released last week, found "serious and pervasive" mishandling of federal funds by the tribe.
"The Omaha Tribe's accounting system and supporting documentation were so unreliable and in such disarray that the only amounts we were able to verify with any degree of confidence were $2.8 million of unneeded funds; $165,000 of unclaimed insurance coverage; and about $74,749 of eligible and supported costs," the inspector general said. "We question the remaining $13.9 million as unsupported."
<..snip..>
http://freebeacon.com/issues/emergency-fema-funding-went-old-casino/
