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County out nearly 50k in email scam
Some on commission call for Wondra to resign
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Barton County commissioners Don Davis, Alicia Straub and Jennifer Schartz discuss the email scam that hit the County Treasurers Office last week during their meeting Monday morning. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
First, the good news. Barton County’s digital firewall and security was not breached when County Treasurer’s Office fell for an email scam asking for the wiring of $48,600 to a bank in Georgia. Now, the bad news.