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Scamming FEMA

Posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 7:10 PM ET
No self-respecting con man would try this, either. But it worked.
Translation: Even when FEMA didn't have to act quickly, it screwed up, failing to impose elementary controls that it claimed to have in place.

Posted Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 7:10 PM ET
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