The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a career director-level employee at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with allegedly attempting to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and lying to federal agents.
The DOJ announced the charges on March 12 for Serina Baker-Hill, 55, of Detroit.
She is accused of fraudulently applying for FEMA assistance after claiming her home was unlivable from basement flood damage.
After a series of floods affected the Detroit area in August 2023, FEMA allowed residents to apply for assistance.
Baker-Hill applied, and an agency inspector verified flood damage in her basement.
The CBP employee then said she was not able to live safely in her home on Oak Drive in Detroit while it underwent repairs, and FEMA approved assistance benefits….