Thousands of Dollars Missing from Middlesex 4-H and Federation of Agriculture Bank Accounts

Mar 04, 2013

Police Investigating Missing Money from Middlesex County Agricultural Groups

It’s been discovered that tens of thousands of dollars have gone missing from the Middlesex 4-H Association and Middlesex Federation of Agriculture bank accounts. The concern over missing money was made after finding irregular and incomplete paperwork tied to both organizations. This was reported to Strathroy-Caradoc police department last February, but has only been made public recently. The investigation is ongoing - to date no charges have been laid.

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