Man faces 30 years for defrauding FEMA

Fort Myers man could spend decades in prison for filing false claim

FILE: Fort Myers man faces decades in prison for defrauding FEMA after hurricane Irma.
FILE: Fort Myers man faces decades in prison for defrauding FEMA after hurricane Irma.
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FORT MYERS — A Fort Myers man faces 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency by claiming his houseboat sank because of Hurricane Irma.

 

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