Lawsuit accuses Leavenworth of fraud, dumping waste

A whistleblower lawsuit alleges the city of Leavenworth defrauded the federal government by filing false disaster relief claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, The Associated Press reports. According to the suit, the city claimed reimbursements for repairs to bridges and water pipes that were damaged prior to the 2011 flood. The suit also alleges that Leavenworth's wastewater treatment plant illegally disposed of waste in an area creek that leads into the Missouri River and that truckloads…