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Board presses for full disclosure after near-$881,000 payment fraud; staff says legal process concluded and recovery nearly complete
Summary
Board members criticized delayed notification after a payment fraud scheme that involved approximately $881,301.15; staff said the incident was handled via legal channels, multiple agencies were involved and recovery was near complete, and internal procedures were changed to prevent recurrence.
Several board members raised concerns about transparency after learning at this meeting about a payment-fraud incident that staff said involved roughly $881,301.15 and required law-enforcement and legal action.
Chris (board member) asked why the full board was not notified earlier; he said the amount and the timing of the disclosure left directors feeling uninformed. Joanie (staff member) responded that when the district first discovered the incident staff consulted with the…
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