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Scott County Council reviews fraud case after altered county check cashed in Louisville
Summary
Council members described a Dec. incident in which a mailed county check was intercepted, altered and cashed in Louisville; staff outlined steps taken (positive‑pay, stop‑payment, reissue), said the bank reimbursed the county and asked the council to push for outside-jurisdiction investigation and SBOA review.
Scott County Council members reviewed an incident involving an altered county check and outlined steps the county has taken to tighten payment controls.
At the Jan. 13 meeting, the chair summarized the case: “So, basically, a person in Louisville removed a check that was mailed from us to Louisville. They changed the amount on it, and they changed it down, thankfully,” the chair said. County staff said the altered check was cashed in…
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