A person posing as a city of Portland vendor persuaded a city employee to send them a link allowing them to redirect $6.7 million meant for a legitimate vendor to them, a lawsuit filed in New York this month says.
The suit, first reported by law.com, was confirmed by a city spokesperson Thursday.
“The City of Portland identified an incident involving fraud that targeted City funds,“ said spokesperson Carrie Belding. ”The matter is under active investigation by local and federal law enforcement agencies, and we are limited in what can be shared at this time.”…