Mishandled flood relief money draws scrutiny

摘要

West Virginia's Commerce Department fired its deputy secretary, Josh Jarrell, after $17 million in money for repairs from the deadly June 2016 flood was mishandled.rnThe money was part of RISE West Virginia, a $150 million project that distributes federal money.rnThe $17 million contract was with Mississippi-based Home LLP, which handles recovery grants from the Housing and Urban Development agency.rnRepublican Gov. Jim Justice's office said the contract should have been approved - and put up for a bid - by the state attorney general's office. That did not happen.