12:07P.M. - JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (AP): Three women have been charged with felony fraud, accused of trying to cheat the American Red Cross in Jeffersonville, Indiana, by posing as victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The three women claimed they were from Louisiana and asked for money and clothes. They were arrested after police determined they were really from Louisville, Kentucky.
Clark County Red Cross chapter director Phyllis Wilkins says they are also investigating reports that people have used Red Cross debit cards at Victoria's Secret, Circuit City and Hooters.
She says the agency's policy is to "err on the side of compassion" when someone claims to be a hurricane refugee and has no identification. They take digital photos of each applicant and try to verify their address.
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