United States Attorney Jim Letten WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/LAE |
CONTACT: KATHY ENGLISH
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WOMAN CHARGED OF FEMA FRAUD PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA - PETRICE S. TRENT, age 36, a resident of Westwego , Louisiana , pled guilty in federal court to a federal felony of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten today. According to court documents, on September 6, 2005 , PETRICE S. TRENT called a FEMA designated telephone number in order to make a claim for damages, stating that on August 29, 2005 , she resided in Marrero , Louisiana . In order to support her claims, TRENT submitted false letters from her alleged landlord and a fraudulent lease to FEMA. Public assistance records revealed that during that time period, TRENT was living near Seattle , Washington . As a result of TRENT 's false claim that her primary residence was in Marrero , Louisiana , FEMA paid TRENT $17,906.00. This case was investigated by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Sean Toomey.
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