Overview

• Jasmine Williams, 34, of Plymouth Meeting, admitted in federal court to defrauding FEMA by filing false disaster-aid applications for others.
• She pleaded guilty to one count of fraud related to a major disaster declaration, 24 counts of wire fraud and seven counts of mail fraud before Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge.
• Prosecutors say she recruited people via social media, submitted forged leases, landlord letters, utility bills, earnings statements and repair estimates, then kept half of each payout.
• The government calculates FEMA disbursed more than $1.5 million based on the false claims tied to the scheme.
• The case stems from assistance authorized after President Joe Biden's September 2021 major disaster declaration for eastern Pennsylvania.