Portland defrauded out of $6.7M meant for long-delayed water filtration plant

City Receives Good News On Reservoir - Rogue River Press

Rogue River City Administrator Ryan Nolan was out of town and wasn’t present to announce it to the City Council, but he had some good news for City Finance Officer Paige Chick to relay at the Thursday, April 16, City Council Workshop. “The State of Oregon awarded an amendment to our safe drinking water revolving loan fund project,” she said, referring to funding for the city’s million-gallon reservoir and fire hydrants project. “The new total aw…

Millions of dollars in Portland city funds redirected in fraud scheme

The fraud scheme targeted about $7 million in city of Portland funds that were allocated for the Bull Run water filtration project.

Portland defrauded out of $6.7M meant for long-delayed water filtration plant

The funds were allocated to the Bull Run Filtration Project, an effort to build a 50-acre water treatment plant that's been bogged down for years amid rising costs.

Portland targeted in Bull Run project fraud

The city of Portland has temporarily lost $6.7 million earmarked for the Bull Run water filtration project due to “fraudulent activity,” a city spokeswoman stated Wednesday. The matter is under investigation by local and federal law enforcement, according to the city. The funds have been recovered and are in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, the city stated. “The city is taking this matter seriously and is making every effort to ensure t…