KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana |N.O. man pleads guilty in Katrina fraud case
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Associated Press - November 25, 2009 5:34 AM ET
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to a charge he fraudulently received more than $87,000 in federal grant money after Hurricane Katrina.
Fifty-8-year-old Joseph Recasner faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison following his guilty plea Tuesday to one count of making false statements to the federal government.
Recasner secured a homeowner grant from Louisiana's Road Home program to rebuild a home that had belonged to his deceased parents. But prosecutors said he was living at a different residence that wasn't eligible for a grant when Katrina struck in August 2005.
His sentencing is set for March 25.
Information from: The Times-Picayune, http://www.nola.com
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