The Virginia State Police were able to recover just over
half of the $600,000 that was stolen from Spotsylvania County in a business
email compromise scheme.
The state police, working with other in and out-of-state law
enforcement agencies were able to track down deposits made in multiple banks, Fredricsburgh.com
reported. The $347,000 recovered will be returned to the district this week and
the investigation is continuing. No arrests have been made.
The incident took place two weeks ago when a fake invoice
was sent to the school district requesting payment for a new turf field
installed at Courtland High School. District officials were fooled and sent a
partial payment for the $1.2 million job, but it did not go to the company that
performed the work Fredricksburgh.com
reported.
Gloss