Men charged in false BP oil claims

Florida Keys News

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Men charged in false BP oil claims

Internet used to file fake information, leader faces 182 years

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

Four Key West men, each with arrest histories in Monroe County, have been indicted following an FBI investigation into fraudulent Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims.

Federal investigators allege that Cleon Major spearheaded a scheme in which he and three others provided the BP-funded Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) with fake employment and income paperwork in order to s...

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Tippy tippy top of the

Submitted on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 7:48am by david2009

Tippy tippy top of the iceberg.

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Not one

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:24pm by Charles Darwin

But 4 fraudsters were, LOL. Enjoy the BP money folks, you may need it for bond.

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Great News

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:14pm by Conch Harbor

A LOT of local thieves are getting a little bit anxious. Hope BP goes after all of them.

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Who is the criminal here?

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 7:06pm by conchy

How many BP officials have been arrested, or is that an inconvenient question?

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Something for nothing...

Submitted on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 6:50am by Mac

It's the Keys wrecker mentality. Even though we had one of the best seasons ever during that "event," Keys bums felt that they were entitled to their share of that free money.

I've heard a number of people laughing about all the money they took from BP and how easy it was. Hope they're all shaking in their boots now. BP was crazy to give $1 to Keys residents.

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WOW

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 10:17am by itsabouttime

Just plain disgusting.

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Typical

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 8:32am by Charles Darwin

I thought the City was encouraging going to the BP trough? Whining, being a victim, and demanding money is the new norm. Good to see fraudsters prosecuted.

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Uh-Oh!

Submitted on Thu, 09/06/2012 - 8:11am by Cruz

The writing is on the wall for a lot of you and this is proof. It baffles me people are actually still making claims. You're writing your own arrest warrants.