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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s government has lost more than $2.6 million after falling for an email phishing scam, according to a senior official.
The finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, said in a complaint filed to police Wednesday that the agency sent the money to a fraudulent account.
Rivera said the government agency transferred the money on Jan. 17 after receiving an email that alleged a change to a banking account tied to remittance payments, according to a police statement.
Manuel Laboy, executive director of the agency, told The Associated Press that officials found out about the incident earlier this week and immediately reported it to the FBI.

“This is a very serious situation, extremely serious,” he said. “We want it to be investigated until the last consequences.”
Laboy declined to say how officials found out about the scam, whether anyone has been dismissed or how the company’s operations have been affected by the missing funds. He said an internal investigation is under way to determine whether someone was negligent or did not follow standard procedure, adding that government officials are trying to recover the money.
“I cannot speculate about how these things might happen,” he said, addressing heavy criticism from Puerto Ricans who were incredulous upon hearing the news.
Laboy added that his agency takes the management of public funds very seriously. “It’s a big responsibility.”
Police did not return calls for comment.
The situation comes as the U.S. territory remains mired in a 13-year recession that has in part forced the government to cut back on some services.

Send everyone a bill, and some just might pay it.

JFC , what a mess down there

Just sell some of those stockpiled hurricane relief supplies that are rotting in warehouses. Inept, incompetent, or corrupt- - - - - -the PR government couldn't manage an ice cream stand in hell and make a go off it!

3,000,000 people
$20,000,000,000 we give them in aid a year.
About $6,700 each.
And the average income per household is $19,000.....PER HOUSEHOLD
And no money has been spent on agri game infrastructure........as seen in the last hurricane.

Run by ????? Democrats.........

$2.6 M is just the tip of the games. Who did that money go to?

You do understand, it’s a bunch of Meskins down there???? You can’t expect too much???

Inside job. Money is likely several bank accounts away. gone for good.

That's what I thought too

All American taxpayer money.

BFS, .gov theft of OUR tax dollars our gov continues to send to a democratic 4th world diseased chithole!

Welfare Island ......
Dont wanna be state.
Dont wanna be a Independant Nation.
Just wanna be leeches.

April 15 is looming.......

Deposited into the same account that Solyndra's $535 million went into

They'll find some way to blame Trump. Just like they did with all the hurricane relief aid that got embezzled or vanished.