LA Fires
Mar. 13, 2025
3 charged in $20,000 fraud scheme for wildfire relief funds
Three face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly defrauding FEMA of $20,000 in wildfire relief, with U.S. Attorney promising more prosecutions to deter disaster fraud.
The U.S. Attorney's Office on Wednesday announced three people have been charged with illegally obtaining over $20,000 in emergency relief funds after falsifying claims to the government in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.
Two of the defendants are Southern California residents accused of impersonating victims who were unable to file claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) because of the fraudulent applications. The other is a Texas woman who cla...
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