The city of Burlington is warning its employees to check their bank
accounts after finding out funds have been stolen. The Skagit Valley
Herald reports the money was electronically transferred to various
personal and business accounts throughout the United States during a
two-day period this week.
We really don't know exactly how it happened," said City Manager Bryan Harrison. "Multiple banks in multiple states involved." "Someone, either through the city system or Bank of America had actually accessed our electric authorization account."
They believe the money has been shifted to different banks around the
world. Officials say they will recover the money that was stolen, and
that it will not affect city business
We really don't know exactly how it happened," said City Manager Bryan Harrison. "Multiple banks in multiple states involved." "Someone, either through the city system or Bank of America had actually accessed our electric authorization account."
The theft was first reported by the Skagit Valley Herald newspaper which
said that Burlington’s finance department reported the theft Thursday.
Police and the Secret Service are investigating. Burlington is a city of
about 8,400 people roughly 60 miles north of Seattle.
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