Pender County Commissioners receive update regarding vendor payment scam

Pender County Commissioners receive update regarding vendor payment scam

BURGAW, NC (WWAY) — Pender County commissioners had their first regular meeting of the year on Monday. During the meeting, they received an update from County Manager Colby Sawyer about the financial fraud incident discovered late last month. Last month, Pender County officials said the county was the victim of a fraud scheme, which resulted in a loss of approximately $650,000. On December 12th, a vendor told officials that multiple invoice paym…

Pender County officials admit failure to follow protocol led to $667K fraud loss

PENDER COUNTY — Pender County officials admitted Monday a "perceived legitimacy" of fraudulent emails led staff to bypass security protocols, resulting in a $667,131 loss going undetected for weeks, despite a direct warning from the intended vendor. Last month it was revealed, the county government was scammed out of six figures, now under investigation by the FBI and SBI. During a Jan. Source