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Fishing fraudsters stealing BP claims funds

Posted on Aug 12, 2010

Three persons accused of filing fraudulent claims for the BP fishermen compensation fund have been arrested this week. The company has already paid over $300 million to businesses and individuals for lost pay because of the Gulf oil spill. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has issued 2,200 licenses since the spill which is a 60 percent increase from the same period last year, even though many fishing grounds have been closed since the disaster. LDWF officials believe that many of those who have been issued licenses are committing fraud. An oysterman from Barataria Bay, LA, said that two strangers approached him and asked him to sign forms saying that they had been employed by him. He said that some captains have been offering one thousand dollars to sign. A BP investigative unit is looking into several hundred potential fraud cases.

Source: The Telegraph (UK)

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