Fraudulent Email Diverted About $1.9 Million From Pulaski County Detention Center
Scammers successfully diverted approximately $1.9 million from the Pulaski County Detention Center by using a fraudulent email to change payment instructions for a medical services contractor. The scam, which involved redirecting payments to a new account, was discovered months later…
Little Rock Pine Bluff, AR, October 28, 2026 —
Approximately $1.9 million was diverted from the Pulaski County Detention Center after scammers used a fraudulent email to change payment instructions for a medical services contractor, according to the information provided about the incident.
The payments were redirected to a new account. The diversion was discovered months later, when the contractor reported that it had not received payments. The available details do not specify how many payments were affected or the dates on which the fraudulent instructions were sent and acted upon.
The contractor’s name, the location of the Pulaski County Detention Center, and the identity of the account holder who received the money were not provided. No information was given about whether the diverted funds have been recovered, whether law enforcement is investigating, or whether any arrests or other actions have followed.
The account does not describe the contents of the fraudulent email, how the payment instructions were authenticated, or what steps the detention center or contractor took after the issue came to light. It also does not provide a precise total; the amount reported is approximately $1.9 million.
The incident involved a change to payment instructions and was not identified until the contractor reported missing payments months later. Further details about the timeline, the parties involved, and the status of the funds were not available in the information provided.
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