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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida antheral has been sentenced to 2 years successful national situation for lying astir harm caused by Hurricane Irma successful bid to person catastrophe alleviation money.

Deontre Javan Taylor, 27, was sentenced Friday successful Jacksonville national court, according to tribunal records. Besides the situation time, helium was besides ordered to repay wealth the helium received from the national government. Taylor pleaded blameworthy successful June to catastrophe assistance fraud.

According to tribunal documents, Taylor claimed that his Jacksonville location was damaged by Hurricane Irma successful a September 2017 exertion for catastrophe assistance benefits to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He stated that tempest surge flooded his home, and lightning caused a powerfulness surge that resulted successful a nonaccomplishment of power. Taylor claimed that helium moved to a edifice and needed lodging assistance, which led to FEMA paying him $8,038.19.

Investigators aboriginal determined that Taylor hadn't really lived astatine the location since astatine slightest 2015 and that the location didn't endure tempest surge harm oregon powerfulness nonaccomplishment during Hurricane Irma.

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Hurricane Irma struck Florida successful September 2017, causing astir $50 cardinal successful harm passim the state.

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