Brent Warr, mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi, has been indicted for conspiring to defraud the federal government and filing a false claim for Hurricane Katrina disaster assistance. After entering a not-guilty plea Wednesday, Warr says he plans to continue in his position as mayor.
Warr and his wife are being charged with trying to obtain a grant for a beach house they owned but did not live in. The government is seeking to forfeit $222,798 in funds, and Warr faces a prison sentence of up to 210 years and fines totalling $4 million if convicted on all charges.
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