{"id":198953,"date":"2026-03-24T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/pleasant-township-trustees-say-191k-stolen-in-cybersecurity-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:40:12","slug":"pleasant-township-trustees-say-191k-stolen-in-cybersecurity-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/pleasant-township-trustees-say-191k-stolen-in-cybersecurity-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleasant Township trustees say $191K stolen in cybersecurity incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pleasant Township trustees say $191K stolen in cybersecurity incident<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/article\/news\/local\/pleasant-township-191k-stolen-in-cybersecurity-incident\/530-d0964b24-592a-4905-89e7-bb84fd5c077c<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-24 23:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.10tv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: <\/a><\/p>\n

Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. Investigations are underway after officials say $191,000 was stolen from Pleasant Township in a cybersecurity incident discovered over the weekend.<\/p>\n

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio \u2014 Officials in Pleasant Township say about $191,000 in taxpayer funds was stolen in a cybersecurity incident discovered late Saturday, prompting an ongoing investigation and concern from residents. <\/p>\n

Trustee Nancy Hunter described the situation as difficult during a trustee meeting Tuesday night, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s been a rough weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n

Trustee Edward Sheets said he was notified Sunday morning that roughly $191,000 was missing from the township\u2019s checkbook. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt happened in nine different occurrences,\u201d Sheets said. <\/p>\n

Officials said the transactions did not originate from a township computer, and they believe employee information was not compromised. However, staff have been asked to monitor their accounts as a precaution. <\/p>\n

Sheets said passwords have been updated, and the township\u2019s bank account was frozen to prevent further unauthorized activity. <\/p>\n

The incident has raised concerns among residents, including Matt Montoney, who has lived in the township for 24 years. <\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t believe they didn\u2019t have some things in place that would prevent something like that happening,\u201d Montoney\u00a0told 10TV outside of Tuesday’s meeting. \u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable that that would happen in this day and age.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our money that\u2019s gone now, and they\u2019ve got to try to recover that,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Montoney said the township\u2019s response seems to fall short. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s hardly sufficient,\u201d he said, adding that \u201csomebody should be held accountable if they can find out who it was that did this. I mean, obviously they should be prosecuted.\u201d <\/p>\n

In the meantime, officials said the incident will not impact township operations. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt has no impact on the fire department when it comes to response,\u201d Pleasant Township Fire Chief Dave Whiting told 10TV. \u201cIt will have no impact on budgetary issues. It won\u2019t shortchange us in any way, because we have the funds to continue to do what we\u2019re doing and respond to everybody\u2019s calls and needs.\u201d <\/p>\n

The township\u2019s bank is investigating the fraudulent withdrawals and has told officials it expects to replace the funds following its investigation. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf it was found that it was through no fault of ours, we should get the money back,\u201d Fiscal Officer Paula Wilkins said during the meeting. <\/p>\n

The Franklin County Sheriff\u2019s Office has taken a report and is assigning a detective to the case, Wilkins said. The township and the bank\u2019s cybersecurity department are also conducting investigations. <\/p>\n

Sheets said the\u00a0township is taking the matter seriously. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very fiscally responsible for the money residents afford us,\u201d he said. \u201cOther than that, I can just tell you that the situation is under investigation.\u201d <\/p>\n

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