watermock
09-26-2009, 03:12 AM
GULFPORT, Mississippi - (AP) - Former Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr and his
wife agreed to a plea deal Friday that will keep them out of prison
after being accused of Hurricane Katrina fraud.
Warr's attorney Joe Sam Owen said the former mayor pleaded
guilty to one felony count related to receiving disaster money that
the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn't entitled to.
Prosecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all
20 against his wife, Laura.
Owen says Brent Warr got three years probation and was ordered
to pay $9,558 in restitution.
The Warrs were accused of seeking a homeowners assistance
grant for a house they owned but did not live in. They're also
accused of making false claims to their insurance company.
Warr didn't seek re-election this year; George Schloegel was
sworn in as mayor in July.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance companies out of $222,798.
wife agreed to a plea deal Friday that will keep them out of prison
after being accused of Hurricane Katrina fraud.
Warr's attorney Joe Sam Owen said the former mayor pleaded
guilty to one felony count related to receiving disaster money that
the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn't entitled to.
Prosecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all
20 against his wife, Laura.
Owen says Brent Warr got three years probation and was ordered
to pay $9,558 in restitution.
The Warrs were accused of seeking a homeowners assistance
grant for a house they owned but did not live in. They're also
accused of making false claims to their insurance company.
Warr didn't seek re-election this year; George Schloegel was
sworn in as mayor in July.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance companies out of $222,798.