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Leoti sheriff says FBI assisting in email scam probe; $6,000 recovered in linked account
Summary
Sheriff Kris Kasper told the Leoti council that the FBI has identified a money mule in Alabama and found roughly $6,000 in a bank account linked to an email scam, with some funds moved to Texas. The council thanked the sheriff for the update.
Sheriff Kris Kasper updated the City of Leoti Governing Body on an ongoing email scam investigation during the Oct. 20 meeting, saying the FBI is involved. Kasper reported agents identified a money mule in Alabama and found approximately $6,000 in a bank account tied to the scheme; he added investigators located transfers that moved funds to Texas.
Council members thanked the sheriff for the update. Kasper left the meeting at 6:35 p.m.; the minutes record no formal motion arising from the update.
