A Montana contractor has been indicted for defrauding federal disaster relief programs following the catastrophic 2022 flooding that devastated Yellowstone National Park and nearby counties. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG), the defendant orchestrated a complex billing scheme that […]
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