(KMJ) – Valley Law Enforcement says between the months of October 2015 and December 2015 nearly $8,000 was fraudulently stolen from a City of Hanford Bank Account. The amounts charged to the city’s account ranged from $8.00 to $650.00.
During that time, investigators say 25-year old Kevin Salmon used the stolen funds to make credit card, utility and cable payments to his personal accounts as well as those of known associates. Detectives requested search warrants for the for credit card and utility company records for four separate residences/recipients who benefitted from electronic payments made from the City of Hanford’s bank account.
The subsequent investigation led detectives to several addresses and a possible suspect in Bakersfield. It was determined Kevin Salmon was the individual responsible for authorizing payments from the city’s account via computer and by phone.
Salmon was found in possession of incriminating evidence linking him to the fraudulent charges/theft of money from the City of Hanford. This case is still ongoing and, at this time, it’s still now known how Salmon accessed the City’s account/routing numbers
