Select Board tables vote to hire wire fraud investigator

Select Board · Meeting of August 5, 2026

East Bridgewater Select Board delays hiring an investigator into a fraudulent wire transfer, citing an incomplete scope. Meeting for about six minutes on a single agenda item, members said a firm's proposal amounted to "a great assessment, not an investigation" because it addressed future safeguards but not how the breach occurred. Clerk Peter Spagone Jr. read the item into the record; members agreed to email the firm's contact directly, bypassing staff, with questions about scope, including where in the town's email communications a breach happened and what red flags were missed.

The firm previously did related work for the East Bridgewater Public Schools. The board plans to revisit a vote at its Monday, August 10 meeting and voted unanimously to adjourn.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.