Three former Joplin residents faces federal charges accusing them of diverting relief funds after the 2011 tornado. The U.S. Attorneys office for western Missouri said in a release Monday that 31-year-old Herlana Latham and 36-year-old Christopher L. Smith, both of Memphis, Tenn., and 30-year-old John L. Williams, of Cairo, Ill., are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
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