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Sheriff says $2.1M in fraudulent ACH transfers hit Warren County; board hires outside counsel and approves $25,000 appropriation
Summary
Sheriff Jim LaFarr briefed supervisors on an active criminal investigation into fraudulent ACH vendor payments that moved roughly $2.1 million; $1.2 million has been recovered. The board approved hiring outside counsel (Bond, Schenick and King, LLC) for an independent internal review with an initial appropriation of $25,000.
Sheriff Jim LaFarr told the Warren County Board of Supervisors that his office, working with the New York State Police and the U.S. Secret Service, is investigating what he described as a basic but consequential fraud on the county’s treasurer’s office involving fraudulent ACH vendor accounts.
LaFarr said he was notified on Dec. 23 and that investigators immediately began work; he reported investigators have recovered about $1.2 million and have identified a person of interest as work continues to locate remaining funds. LaFarr described how a caller claiming to represent Peckham Materials Corporation requested an ACH vendor account that was established with fraudulent information and used to process payments. He said there is no reason yet to believe Peckham…
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