Report: Whitefish Energy Charged Puerto Rico $300 Per Hour For Workers 

(San Juan)  —  Whitefish Energy Holdings, an ousted power restoration firm, charged Puerto Rico 300-dollars an hour per lineman.

But a new report says workers were only paid a fraction of that. The Montana-based Whitefish had only two workers before being awarded 300-million dollars to help Puerto Rico get the power back on following Hurricane Maria.

The deal was canceled after questions arose over how the contract was awarded.  “The New York Times” reports Whitefish contracted workers from electrical authorities throughout Florida for its contract with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

The paper says despite charging high fees, linemen cited in the report only received amounts of 42-, 63- and 100-dollars per hour.