Hawaii Woman Sentenced for Stealing Relief Funds for Palisades Fire Victims

Prosecutors said the woman and a co-defendent received more than $60,000 in federal relief funds intended for wildfire victims.

A Hawaii woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a scheme that fraudulently took disaster relief funds intended in part for victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfires, authorities said.

Pacific Palisades was among the communities cited in the case, which involved false claims submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency following recent wildfire disasters…

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