http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/25/AR2009092502544.html
Brent Warr pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to one felony count for receiving disaster money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn't entitled to, Warr's attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told The Associated Press. The Warrs were accused of wrongly seeking a homeowners assistance grant for a house they owned but did not live in. Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance companies out of $222,798.
Under the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all 20 against his wife, Laura. Brent Warr was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to pay $9,558 in restitution.
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U.S. Attorney Stan Harris said Friday in a statement that Brent Warr admitted that it was not true when he and his wife told FEMA that the entire family was living in the home at the time of the storm.
"It is of particular concern when a public official - in this case, then a sitting mayor - engages in theft through deceit, of government funds for personal benefit. This case is an example that no one is above the law," Harris said.
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LOL, he gets away with over 200k but no one is above the law. What a joke.
Brent Warr pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to one felony count for receiving disaster money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn't entitled to, Warr's attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told The Associated Press. The Warrs were accused of wrongly seeking a homeowners assistance grant for a house they owned but did not live in. Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance companies out of $222,798.
Under the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all 20 against his wife, Laura. Brent Warr was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to pay $9,558 in restitution.
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U.S. Attorney Stan Harris said Friday in a statement that Brent Warr admitted that it was not true when he and his wife told FEMA that the entire family was living in the home at the time of the storm.
"It is of particular concern when a public official - in this case, then a sitting mayor - engages in theft through deceit, of government funds for personal benefit. This case is an example that no one is above the law," Harris said.
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LOL, he gets away with over 200k but no one is above the law. What a joke.