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Katrina Scammers Cop Plea

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Andrew Rose of Trinidad, Colo., and Loyd Holliman of Weston, Colo., went to New Orleans last year to help in search-and-rescue efforts. Unfortunately, then they hired on with FEMA to manage a camp for disaster relief workers, and decided to launch a scam to solicit bribes from a food contractor in return for inflating the head count at the camp. Now, the two have pleaded guilty and are facing up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, AP reports.

 

Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.

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