One of the first lessons my emergency management professor taught our class was the importance of making connections in the field. She explained that it is impossible for cities to be completely prepared for every disaster. So it’s best that emergency management specialists build rapport with administrators of other agencies in many different districts, so when shit hits the fan after a disaster you can get what you need. But one FEMA director seems to have taken this advice a little too far.
Via Fox 25…
Oklahoma City, Okla — Billions of U.S. dollars have been spent restoring power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island two years ago in September.
Now the former CEO of an Oklahoma company is facing serious allegations of fraud and conspiracy over the recovery process.
Prosecutors said FEMA may have been getting kickbacks from the CEO.