Federal authorities arrested Ahsha Tribble, FEMA's former deputy administrator for the region that includes Puerto Rico. Donald Keith Ellison, the former president of Cobra Acquisitions was also arrested.
FEMA said the agency takes allegations of employee misconduct "extremely seriously" and added that they are "fully cooperating with federal investigators" in a statement.A former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was arrested Tuesday for taking bribes from the president of a company that landed $1.8 billion in federal contracts to repair Puerto Rico's electrical grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017.
Ms. Tribble and Mr. Ellison had a "close personal relationship" from October 2017 to April 2019, and Mr. Ellison gave Ms. Tribble gifts that ranged from personal helicopter use, hotel accommodations and personal security services, according to the DOJ statement. "All government officials are entrusted with performing their duties honestly and ethically," said U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez for the District of Puerto Rico. "The charged offenses are reprehensible, more so in light of PREPA's and Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis."
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