Why Some Sandy Damage Reports Were Falsified
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 18, 2015
New York Times investigative reporter David Chen talks about why damage reports were falsified after Sandy in 2012 to minimize the payouts to homeowners, and what kinds of investigations into the fraud are ongoing.
Insurance co's are worried they may be audited if they pay out too much $$ to homeowners, due to FEMA's budget shortfalls, says @davidwchen.
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.@davidwchen says the NYS Attorney General is currently searching an engineering firm's office that was accused of doctoring reports.
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Insurance industry feels the # of cases is still a "very small percentage of the total number of flood insurance claims." - @davidwchen.
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FEMA appointed someone to try to help resolve some of these Sandy-related damage assessment lawsuits, says @davidwchen.
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