Former FEMA Officials Named In Bribery Scheme After Hurricane Maria

The transcript discusses a federal indictment involving former FEMA officials Asha Tribble and Giovanna Patterson, and Donald Keith Ellison, the former president of Cobra Acquisitions. They are accused of engaging in a bribery scheme to make Cobra the main contractor for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority after Hurricane Maria. The indictment includes charges of wire fraud, disaster fraud, and conspiracy, with potential prison sentences of up to 30 years. The Department of Justice alleges that the defendants used their positions to enrich themselves and defraud the United States.

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