Reuters: A devastating storm like Sandy can bring out the crooks - and not just opportunistic looters and burglars. Officials dealing with the destruction in the U.S. Northeast say one of their biggest headaches is debris-removal fraud committed by greedy contractors who inflate their share of the millions in cleanup funds doled out by federal agencies. But new digital technology created by private companies and municipalities in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Irene is making it much easier to stop...
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