Man indicted in Katrina fraud case
A Florida man has been arrested and charged in the first federal indictment stemming from a wave of suspected phony Internet solicitations for hurricane relief, federal law enforcement sources said Monday
Officials familiar with the case said the U.S. attorney in Miami would announce the indictment at an afternoon news conference after a judge formally unseals documents in the case.
Law enforcement sources said Gary Kraser is charged in a four-count indictment that alleges he collected about $20,000 from 48 victims in two days of fraudulently soliciting hurricane relief funds through a Web site, www.airkatrina.com.
Kraser allegedly falsely claimed on the Web site and elsewhere on the Internet that he was piloting flights to Louisiana to provide medical supplies to the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and to evacuate children and others in critical medical condition.
posted by Fergie @ 10/03/2005 01:12:00 PM
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