FEMA money troubles

We keep hearing rumors about the Federal Emergency Management Agency investigating the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office over its expenditures of FEMA monies after hurricanes Ivan and Dennis. It may be nothing more than a routine audit.

However, Baldwin County, Ala. does have problems. According to the Mobile Press Register, Baldwin County officials may have to return nearly $10.5 million in FEMA hurricane reimbursements dating back nearly four years as per the draft results of a federal Office of Inspector General audit.

Read: Baldwin may owe millions to FEMA

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”