Leader on BP claims blames fraud for slow payouts

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- BP's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill has been inundated with inflated or unsupported claims and in some cases, outright fraud -- all slowing down the process of getting money to people who need and deserve it, the administrator of the program says.

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