Phishing scam in 2022 cost Memphis taxpayers $773K
After the incident, the city mandated training for staff in the finance department and put back controls that had existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
An alleged 2022 phishing scam cost Memphis taxpayers $773,695.45, according to public records obtained by The Daily Memphian.
Rumors about the scam abounded in Memphis City Hall for years and earned a passing mention during a Memphis City Council budget hearing this spring.
The Daily Memphian requested all records associated with it. The city returned a document identifying a single $773,695.45 transaction Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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