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Attorney General Wants Audit of BP Claims

By Eileen Fleming

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wwno/local-wwno-978474.mp3

New Orleans, La. – The Gulf Coast Claims Facility set up by the White House has so far paid out almost $5 billion dollars to settle nearly 200-thousand claims. Administrator Kenneth Feinberg controls the $20 billion dollars BP set aside for compensation. Attorney General Eric Holder says after talking with Gulf Coast residents, he finds the process is not transparent and requires extensive documentation. Nearly 1 million claims have been filed, and BP is suggesting that some payments are too high. Holder says the audit should start before the end of the year.
For WWNO, I'm Eileen Fleming.

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