Fact Check: FEMA To Fire Employees Over 'Egregious' NYC Hotel Payments, But $59 Million Claim Lacks Confirmation
Fact Check
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency fraudulently send $59 million to luxury hotels in New York City to "house illegal migrants"? It's complicated: A New York City Hall spokesperson told Lead Stories that New York "never paid luxury-hotel rates" and that about a third of the $59 million -- around $19 million -- covered "direct hotel costs." A Department of…