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Election denier Gregg Phillips to lead key FEMA disaster-response office
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Gregg Phillips, known for promoting baseless election fraud claims and engaging with QAnon-linked figures, has been appointed to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of Response and Recovery. The move has raised concerns among emergency management experts that a lack of formal federal disaster-management experience and a highly partisan background could erode public trust in FEMA.
The Enforcement Directorate has issued a show-cause notice under FEMA to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac, and KIIFB CEO K.M. Abraham, alleging violations in the 2019 masala bond issue. The notice demands an explanation for the use of bond proceeds in land acquisition, with a potential penalty of ₹466 crore. Political leaders from the ruling CPI(M) have dismissed the action as election-timed harassment.
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A federal grand jury in Miami has indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick on charges that she stole a $5 million FEMA overpayment and routed part of the money to her 2021 congressional bid, prosecutors said Wednesday.