Buchanan County Schools targeted by misdirected payment scheme

Buchanan County schools targeted by school construction scam

Buchanan County Public Schools were recently targeted by a scam that misdirected a payment intended for a contractor working on the county’s new high school, the school division announced Friday. The school division immediately contacted local law enforcement, who engaged federal authorities, according to a news release sent to reporters by Superintendent Sherry Fletcher. Multiple investigations are underway, including by the FBI and the Buchana…

Buchanan County Schools targeted by misdirected payment scheme

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Buchanan County Schools was recently targeted by a misdirected payment scheme, but the school system says the scheme was "largely thwarted." According to the school system, a payment for the construction of the county's new high school that was intended for transfer from the school system to the contractor was [...]