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Columbia Is Hit With $4 Million Bank Fraud

November 30, 2010
Total Loss: $4.8 million

A 48-year-old Bronx man has been arrested and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing nearly $4.5 million from Columbia University over the course of two months, authorities said Monday. George Castro is accused of adding a TD Bank account belonging to him as a payee in the Columbia University Medical Center's accounts payable system, netting payments of $3.4 million in October and $1 million in November, authorities said. Mr. Castro, whose relationship with the university is unclear, was arrested Wednesday.

Source: Wall Street Journal
Posted in: ACH and Wire Fraud
Tags: ACH fraudwire fraud