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Former Lead L.A. Recovery Consultants at Hagerty, Firm Hired by Bass, Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Disaster Funds

Joel B. Pollak : Feb 11, 2025
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[Breitbart.com] Two former disaster recovery experts at Hagerty Consulting, which L.A. Mayor Karen Bass appointed to lead rebuilding efforts after the recent wildfires, pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to defrauding New York City of Hurricane Sandy relief funds. ... Both pleaded guilty after reaching plea agreements. Melnick was sentenced to a year of home confinement, plus two additional years of probation. O'Mara was sentenced to probation. Both had to pay back the total money they had received unlawfully (over $380,000 and over $250,000, respectively)... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via Independent TV)