FORT LAUDERDALE — The city of Fort Lauderdale has recovered over $1 million after the municipal government was scrammed out of the money last year, authorities said Thursday during a news conference.
Police said they are still searching for the suspects and the investigation
“Today we are here to announce that FLPD was able to completely recover $1.2 million,” Police Chief Bill Schultz said. “The City of Fort Lauderdale was among a number of municipalities targeted in this incident due to ongoing construction of our new police headquarters.”
Police said the theft happened when scammers posed as a legitimate city contractor named Moss Construction and sent a bill to the city for a payment for ongoing building at the new police department..
“There’s a whole series of documentation and forms and things that have to be provided to the city for us to recognize it as a valid payment request,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis. “This particular perpetrator had all of that.”