Washington DC Strip Clubs: Fraudsters angle for piece of BP oil spill fund
Written on July 25, 2010 – 10:14 am | by ginger
Louisiana (Reuters) – Swindlers, scammers and even a few strippers are flocking to the Gulf Coast in search of a piece of the $20 billion BP Plc has set aside to compensate residents for spill-related losses.
Adjusters passing out emergency funds in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states are on high alert for fraud even as they pay out legitimate claims following the April 20 oil rig explosion and spill that killed 11 workers and devastated the livelihoods of many fishermen, tourism workers and others.
The promise of a handout has attracted the unscrupulous, who have flocked to the Gulf in a bid to cash in.
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Another applicant was overheard telling fellow claimants in the waiting room she was a stripper on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street, said Burnell Alessi, the office’s manager.