AUGUST 12, 2015
FRAUD?
Tim Robinson’s Addiction Recovery Care victim of theft, civil charge says
LOUISA, Ky. — A breach of security by an unknown party has caused a large sum of money to go missing with a local Louisa business.
According to a civil suit filed in Lawrence Circuit Court on July 30th, an unknown party breached the security of Addiction Recovery Care’s (“ARC”) corporate email system and illegally obtained access to the corporate CEO, Tim Robinson, Jr’s email account.
The unknown party then fraudulently misrepresented Robinson and directed the Chief Financial Officer, Derek Hinkle, to complete a wire transfer of $38,900 to a bank account at Wells Fargo Bank. According to the civil suit, the account belonged to Vaughn Robinson of Lithonia, Georgia.
Although contacting Wells Fargo Bank through multiple staff and departments seeking for a hold to be placed on the transfer, the bank refused to do so; this made the funds available to those perpetrating the fraud.
However, the same day the suit was filed; a request for a verified emergency motion for temporary injunction was granted by Circuit Court Judge John D. Preston which placed a hold on the account preventing the release of the funds.
The general counsel for ARC stated that they were unable to comment at this time regarding this matter, because it is still pending litigation.
A hearing is currently set for August 14th.
