More Donoghue Digs:
This guy has been very busy ever since taking over as interim EDNY AG.
A New York official was charged on Tuesday, Jan. 9, for allegedly defrauding government agencies out of tens of thousands of dollars—including diverting money that would have gone to Hurricane Sandy relief.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that Pamela Harris, a New York State Assemblywoman, was indicted for a number of offenses, including wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and making false statements.
“The defendant defrauded government agencies out of tens of thousands of dollars in public funds and tried to fraudulently obtain even more,” said U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue in a statement. “When she learned that law enforcement was investigating her various fraud schemes, she pressured witnesses to lie to the FBI and cover them up.”
Among the agencies Harris allegedly defrauded: The city’s Department of Youth and Community Development, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the city’s Build it Back Program.
In one aspect of the case, between 2012 and 2014 Harris defrauded FEMA out of nearly $25,000 by falsely claiming she had been forced out of her home by Hurricane Sandy.
If convicted, Harris faces up to 30 years in prison.
www.ntd.tv/2018/01/09/new-york-democrat-charged-with-stealing-sandy-money-here-is-where-she-stole-from/