Washington, DC - Congress Panel Rips Abuses Of 9/11 AC Scam

Washington, DC - Congress is all about the fraud stemming from the September 11 relief efforts.
A House oversight subcommittee has been discussing a number of programs which people not eligible for relief were able to apply for - and get relief.  

One notable example was in New York, where a program that gave people the option to buy new air conditioners, since their old ones would have been affected by the Ground Zero dust. Except many people who got the money didn't even live near Ground Zero, or they even lived in apartments with central air conditioning.  
The AC program was budgeted at $15 million, but went to $100 million because of the many applications like this.  

With these hearings, and testimony from the Inspector General of Homeland Security, the House hopes not to repeat problems seen after September 11 and Hurricane Katrina.