Lawyer, bank dispute missing $212,500
The money was sent after
Parmer took that loan after she was fraudulently induced to buy the assets of Secure US, duped into signing over the company management to her nephew,
In
Parmer's attorney,
About an hour and a half later, George replied and said he would get the details and send them.
That afternoon, someone using an identical email address to George's sent wire instructions to Murphy directing him to send the money to a
Court documents show Murphy gave those details to Parmer's Bank,
At the
"So, a fraudster, after
On
Murphy said he believed the instructions were real because George told him he'd get back to him with the details and didn't just tell him to wire the money to the same account used in a previous payment -- the
He also noted the email appeared to come from George's real email address and he thought the money could be going to an insurance carrier or third-party indemnifier.
Following the
Murphy also seeks a ruling preventing Tucker from enforcing her
Murphy argues Tucker exceeded her authority in ordering Parmer to pay the mediation settlement a second time and the responsibility for the missing money is on George, since he actually interacted with the scammer through the fake email account.
The
Murphy reported the incident and potential claim to his insurance company,
The insurance company claims the policy does not cover this incident and the company should not have to cover or defend Murphy in this incident. A suit seeking a judgment to that effect was filed in the
Contacted Friday, Murphy said he had no comment.
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