Adviser: Katrina victims didn’t get NY funds
Tourists walk the streets of the lower Ninth Ward near the London Avenue canal breach in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina caused the canals to breach, flooding the city. (Dec. 29, 2005) Credit: AP
A former Louisiana Democratic official says Katrina victims “never got a dime” from a charity set up by two New York politicians.
Louis Rainey served as an unpaid adviser for the project. He lost his own home in the hurricane and now lives in Dallas.
New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and Rep. Gregory Meeks, both Democrats, declined comment.
The New York Post previously reported that tax records raised doubts about the funds.
New Yorkers Organized to Assist Hurricane Families said it raised $31,000. The tax returns said $1,392 was paid out.
At the time, Meeks said the funds were used “to help sustain displaced evacuees.” But he declined to discuss details.
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