A FEMA official is under investigation over claims she steered Puerto Rico power-grid work to a contractor after Hurricane Maria
A high-ranking Federal Emergency Management Agency official who oversaw the reconstruction of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid is under investigation by a government watchdog over allegations she steered work to a utility contractor, according to people familiar with the matter.
FEMA Deputy Regional Administrator Ahsha Tribble was relieved of her duties and placed on administrative leave last week amid a continuing probe by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, these people said.
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