Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOS ANGELES – Some Californians impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires may be targeted with scams and fraudulent schemes ...

Disaster recovery is not a simple process. It takes months, even years, for communities to distribute aid, rebuild, and begin to move forward. Your landscape and community has likely changed in many ...

Nearly 40% of Americans have encountered disaster fraud activities, according to a survey by the Harris Poll for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Don’t trust someone who asks ...

princeton — FEMA is reminding the public that protecting identifies against fraud and theft is important because criminals may try to take advantage of recent disasters by pretending to be FEMA ...

Since then, disaster fraud has become an important strategy for preventing post-disaster fraud, Fremin said. The center is in contact with every U.S. Attorney's Office and state attorneys general, and ...

The survey also found that those in the Northeast (40%) and South (40%) were more likely to have experienced fraudulent activities as a result of being personally or professionally affected by a ...

DADE CITY — Pasco County commissioners voted Dec. 9 to eliminate a proposed mortgage requirement from the Better Futures ...

More than one-third of Americans have been the victim of fraudulent activities after being personally or professionally impacted by a natural disaster, according to a Harris Poll conducted on behalf ...

As billions of dollars in government assistance flow into Los Angeles County in the aftermath of its devastating wildfires, attempts to pilfer those funds are all but inevitable. When disaster strikes ...