Whistleblowers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency have come forward in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to accuse the agency of misappropriating funds and generally mismanaging its responsibilities.
This is according to a letter sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to Homeland Security Secretary Alexandro Mayorkas, whose department includes FEMA.
FEMA has come under fire for its response to Hurricane Helene, which ravaged North Carolina, Georgia, and other states and left over 200 dead.
Mayorkas said in an interview Wednesday that FEMA “does not have the funds” to address the rest of the hurricane season.
Gaetz wrote in his letter, which he also posted on X: “Numerous whistleblowers came forward to my office this week to sound the alarm on FEMA’s severe mismanagement issues, which have left first responders on the ground to assist with Hurricane…
