Montgomery County woman accused defrauding FEMA out of $1.5M in bogus Hurricane Ida claims

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Montgomery County woman is accused of bilking $1.5 million from FEMA following Hurricane Ida in 2021.

The U.S. attorney's office says 33-year-old Jasmine Williams was indicted for wire and mail fraud.

Williams is accused of submitting fraudulent documents to FEMA on behalf of dozens of others in eastern Pennsylvania.

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Those documents included fraudulent leases, letters from landlords, utility bills, earning statements and home repair estimates.

Williams faces a possible 960-year prison term if convicted in federal court.