{"id":3530,"date":"2021-06-01T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/?post_type=press&#038;p=3530"},"modified":"2021-08-26T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:35:10","slug":"funeralocity-ceo-advises-caution-with-fema-funeral-reimbursement-program","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/media-center\/funeralocity-ceo-advises-caution-with-fema-funeral-reimbursement-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeralocity CEO advises caution with FEMA funeral reimbursement program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RALEIGH, June 1, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/abc11.com\/covid-19-scam-funeral-fema-money-reimbursement\/10723745\/\">Raleigh, N.C.\u2019s ABC affiliate<\/a> interviewed Funeralocity.com founder Ed Michael Reggie about the fraud overwhelming FEMA\u2019s funeral reimbursement fund in the early days of the program. 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