State Bar & Bar Associations
Jun. 19, 2017
State Bar official falls victim to scam, loses agency $18,500
Chief Financial Officer Christine Wong was the bar employee who fell victim to the recent scam, according to multiple sources.
By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A State Bar executive fell for a "spear-phishing scam" and lost nearly $20,000 of bar money, multiple sources said.
Chief Financial Officer Christine Wong was identified by three sources as the bar employee who fell victim to the recent scam.
Bar President James Fox confirmed the agency recently lost $18,500 as a result of a phishing scam, though he did not say who wa...
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