Cronyism Continues With Katrina Contracts

Two major clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh (getting Michael Brown hired to head FEMA) got no bid contracts for the reconstruction of NOLA. Allbaugh h
By John Amato — September 11, 2005

A picture named cnn_am_katrina_bush_cheney_nobid_contracts_050912a.jpg Two major clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh (getting Michael Brown hired to head FEMA) got no bid contracts for the reconstruction of NOLA. Allbaugh has been a big player in the reconstruction of Iraq and was the head of FEMA before he left in 2003 so it's not a surprise that his buddies continue to get the big contracts.

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