About $6.7 million set aside for use in the Bull Run Filtration Project was redirected due to the fraudulent activity, according to the City of Portland.
Initially, the city filed a lawsuit against a New York law firm whose account held the deposited funds, Portland officials said. However, the lawsuit will be dropped after “the law firm provided information supporting that they were also a victim.”
“The law firm has cooperated with the City of Portland and others to facilitate securing the funds,” the City of Portland said in a press release. “The funds are currently in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.”
The city said it is taking the matter seriously, will work to hold others accountable and is committed to transparency as the investigation continues. They also said the information that they can share about the case may be limited as the investigation is underway.
According to the original lawsuit, a man going by the alias John Lisman allegedly fraudulently presented himself as a vendor for the Bull Run Filtration Project and manipulated city officials into rerouting the $6.7 million.
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