Little Wolf's World

In less than 3 weeks we have the first person to be arrested for filing a false Katrina related FEMA claim. Emma Hill, a resident of Memphis, TN, went in to the Red Cross shelter in Memphis and stated that she was a displaced resident of Gulfport, MS. She was told she would receive $1565.00. She returned the next day to pick up the check, and gave a different address than the day before. (Lesson #1: When running a scam keep your facts consistent.) The people who were going handing out the checks call over a police officer who was stationed at the center.
The police officer took over, found that she had a Tennessee Drivers license that gave a Memphis address, she had a receipt for a Western Union transaction in Memphis on her, she had paid utility bills from the address in Memphis, and (wait for it... ... ...) she had an outstanding warrent for writing bad checks. (Lesson #2: If you have an outstanding arrest warrent for another crime, trying to scam the Red Cross and FEMA may not be the best way to advance your criminal career.)

There have been 56 other crimes reported in Memphis of people taking cars, valuables, and/or cash from survivors. It appears the criminals are targeting people with Louisiana license plates.

Southern Standard Article

OUR ONLY COMMENT: MAY MS. HILL SPEND AN APPROPRIATE PERIOD OF TIME ON AN AFTER-LIFE VACATION IN AN INORDIATELY WARM LOCAL.