Columbia County authorities are investigating a pair of recent larcenies committed by phone and email that fleeced two Martinez businesses out of at least $150,000.
The owner of CSRA Probation Services, 3820 Washington Road, met with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office at its Evans substation on Oct. 24 to report money “in excess of $100,000” had been stolen from CSRA Probation’s account.
A person identifying himself as an employee with Cadence Bank’s fraud department called CSRA Probation’s bookkeeper “on multiple occasions” between Sept. 24 and Oct. 24 saying he was investigating a “fraudulent transaction,” according to the CCSO…