4 Investigates: NBC spotlights FEMA payout controversy

4 Investigates: NBC spotlights FEMA payout controversy
May 2, 2026

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4 Investigates: NBC spotlights FEMA payout controversy

Questions continue to surface over six-figure payouts in the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon claims office.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Questions continue to surface over six-figure payouts in the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon claims office.

4 Investigates brought the issue to light in January, and now the controversy is appearing on NBC Nightly News.

The former director and deputy director of FEMA’s Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office are on leave after 4 Investigates exposed they both received six-figure payouts.

So far, FEMA has not answered 4 Investigates’ questions.

In the meantime, FEMA is reducing its footprint in Northern New Mexico.

County leaders in Mora showed 4 Investigates empty pads where portable units once housed FEMA workers.

The Mora claims office has also moved out of a rented building and into the county building so people who live nearby can still meet face to face with the people handling their claims.

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