Lawyers group now suing bank due to alleged embezzlement

AUGUSTA -- The Maine Trial Lawyers Association, which claims former employee Bettysue Higgins embezzled $166,000, is suing Bank of America, saying Higgins was never authorized to set up online banking -- which she allegedly used to conceal her thefts -- and should not have been allowed to cash checks made out to her.

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Source: Morning Sentinel

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