Tiffany Brown, 45, of Atlanta, was convicted on Jan. 17 of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico in September of 2017. The storm's impact was felt an ocean away in Connecticut, where hundreds of thousands of people have roots on the island.

But in September 2017, just as Tere Foods had finishing preparing inventory for its busy holiday season, Hurricane Maria hit. Situated in the northwest corner of Puerto Rico, Tere Food's ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta woman has been convicted of defrauding FEMA and a Georgia-based litigation funding company in schemes tied to Hurricane Maria relief efforts, according to the U.S. Attorney ...