Alberto Gonzales Holds a News Briefing On Fraud Related to Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts

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Alberto Gonzales Holds a News Briefing On Fraud Related to Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING ON FRAUD RELATED TO THE HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2005

SPEAKERS: ALBERTO GONZALES, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL

ALICE FISHER, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION

CHRIS SWECKER, FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION

MARY ELCANO, GENERAL COUNSEL, AMERICAN RED CROSS

MICHAEL A. BATTLE, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. ATTORNEYS

[*] GONZALES: Good afternoon.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as we all know, millions of Americans have responded to this disaster with the kind of generous spirit that's become the hallmark of our great nation.

Families and friends and neighbors from near and far have opened their hearts and their homes to evacuees. Truckloads of water and other supplies have arrived in the affected areas from every corner of the country, and individuals and corporations have donated to charities in record amounts; all to aid the hands-on relief efforts through the Gulf Coast.

Amidst these countless acts of kindness, however, a devious few have sought to take advan...

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