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Ex-FEMA Officials Arrested for Allegedly Taking Bribes in Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
Law and Crime ^ | 9/19/2019 | Jeffrey Lambe

Posted on 01/20/2020 12:49:57 PM PST by Titus-Maximus

Two former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have been arrested and charged with federal fraud and bribery in connection with their work in Puerto Rico following the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Maria.

The wide scale federal corruption investigation found that former FEMA deputy administrator Ahsha Tribble took multiple bribes from Donald Keith Ellison, the former president of Cobra Energy, a company that received federal contracts to repair Puerto Rico’s electrical grid worth approximately $1.8 billion, according to the indictment. The second FEMA official, Jovanda Patterson, was formerly employed by the agency as Tribble’s deputy chief of staff before taking a job with Cobra Acquisitions.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: 2outof3aintbad; ahshatribble; cobraenergy; donaldkeithellison; fema; jovandapatterson; puertorico
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To: Titus-Maximus

This scandal appears to have long “Deep State” legs.


21 posted on 01/20/2020 1:38:24 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: silverleaf

all and all I feel his purging is doing just fine and rocking some rickety boats in the crooked Dem sea
Ask adam Shit-for brains


22 posted on 01/20/2020 1:45:18 PM PST by Bell Bouy II
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To: Oscar in Batangas

Was that wrong!?

https://youtu.be/Td67kYY9mdQ


23 posted on 01/20/2020 1:49:18 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Titus-Maximus

Earlier today a post disclosed the existence of a huge warehouse full of undistributed Maria relief next door to a government building.


24 posted on 01/20/2020 1:57:44 PM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Titus-Maximus

I don’t hear the wailing from the dems about 3000 dead in Puerto Rico anymore.


25 posted on 01/20/2020 2:04:18 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: silverleaf

As if PDJT fumigated DC of Obamatons? Clearly not.

Unlike Bammy and the presumptive Queen of 2016, PDJT didn’t arrive in Washington with a brigade of camp-following prostitutes to employ.


26 posted on 01/20/2020 2:22:10 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Bell Bouy II

Is cultural background an excuse for the US congress?


27 posted on 01/20/2020 2:45:22 PM PST by bgill
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To: bgill

Not sure how Congress plays in this thread


28 posted on 01/20/2020 3:28:33 PM PST by Bell Bouy II
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To: Blueflag

So was this a one time bribery scheme with Puerto Rico and not the other hurricaine’s like Sandy she worked with? I wonder how far back they will go to see if there was a pattern with her and more bribes taken.


29 posted on 01/20/2020 3:54:51 PM PST by Engedi (ui)
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To: silverleaf

She was also involved in hurricaine Sandy as well. Obama hiree.


30 posted on 01/20/2020 3:55:36 PM PST by Engedi (ui)
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To: Titus-Maximus

Ironic that an earthquake proves the corruption that prevented aid after the hurricane.


31 posted on 01/20/2020 5:28:57 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Bell Bouy II

Congresscritters and other politicians steal from the people day in and day out. It isn’t just PR.


32 posted on 01/20/2020 7:46:00 PM PST by bgill
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To: Titus-Maximus

Get a rope! (make that two ropes!)


33 posted on 01/20/2020 7:48:23 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

I recall at the time that Freepers were all over this. IIRC the power company was some dinky little operation that had never done anything close to what was needed in PR.


34 posted on 01/20/2020 7:49:32 PM PST by 21twelve (!)
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