A Louisiana court found that a minister who served as a FEMA housing liaison took more than $350,000 in cash and property from residents following Hurricane Katrina.
The Rev. Martin A. Denesse, of Homeplace, La., has been sentenced to two years in prison and must pay restitution, according to a report by the Religion News Service:
Denesse is the former pastor of Grace Harbor Christian Ministries and was appointed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the Plaquemines Parish's official housing liaison in 2007. As the liaison, Denesse was charged with helping residents place trailers on their own property instead of living in crowded trailer parks.
However, the minister apparently misappropriated thousands of dollars residents paid him for connection fees and insurance for the trailers. Denesse also was sentenced on drug charges but he will serve that sentence concurrently.
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