Liberty Lake to lead scam investigation
Newport officials said the city lost $330,000 after an investigation found it was the victim of a fraudulent web-based scheme that resulted in the wrongful transfer of city funds.
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NEWPORT — Liberty Lake has been tasked with investigating a recently reported web-based scheme that resulted in the wrongful transfer of $330,000 of city funds.
Newport announced in late February that the city was the victim of the web-based scheme that resulted in the wrongful transfer of city funds. Officials alerted local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and launched an immediate investigation into the incident.