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Student finally gets bank refund following unauthorised transfers

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Chong (left) meets Miss Tiong in Selangor to help in handling her complaint.

KUCHING (June 16): Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen has helped a Sarawakian student who is a victim of an unauthorised and illegal internet bank transfers.

Chong in a statement yesterday said after almost five months of distress and anxiety, the student who only wanted to be known as Miss Tiong who studies in Selangor, finally got her full refund of RM19,667.79 from her bank.

Chong said the girl had a savings account with Maybank Berhad.

“Sometime in January this year, Miss Tiong discovered that between Jan 8 and 17, there were 99 internet fund transfers from her savings account to some third-party accounts.

“All the transfers were carried out without her knowledge or authority. She also did not receive any OTP messages or notifications from the bank in respect of the said transfers. The total amount of the 99 internet transfers was RM19,667.79,” he said.

He added that Miss Tiong immediately lodged a police report and submitted a claim with the bank for the refund of the amount illegally transferred out from her account.

“Though the bank promised to investigate the matter within two months, she waited for months and yet there was no response. She subsequently sought help from me.

“Miss Tiong was under tremendous distress for months over her loss of RM19,667.79 which was money for her tertiary education.

“Yesterday (June 14), she finally received all the refunds of RM19,667.79 from Maybank.

“After weeks of public pressure on banks to refund their customers’ money illegally and unknowingly transferred from their customers’ account, and the directive issued by Bank Negara Malaysia to banks to compensate their customers for unauthorised transfers of funds, finally we see a positive outcome of this public outcry,” he said.

Chong, who is also Stampin MP and Padungan assemblyman, said this was the first case he came across in recent months that a bank has refunded its customers for the illegal and unauthorised transfer of funds.

“I am grateful that Maybank has acted positively and fairly in Miss Tiong’s case, though after some delay.

“I…

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Drury University student hacks Springfield for cyber security test

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Neenah schools continue to cope with the aftermath of a Jan. 10 ransomware attack.

Testing the city’s protections against malicious hackers, a Drury cybersecurity student attempted last week to break down the city of Springfield’s cyber defenses.

Called a network penetration test, an organization often hires white hat hackers to break into their systems. 

During the test, the student attacked the network in the way a malicious hacker would, looking for vulnerabilities allowing a hacker to compromise assets. The student then wrote a report on the findings the city uses to improve its security.

Conducted by a senior as part of their capstone project, this is the second year for the partnership between Drury and the city.

“Drury’s Cyber Risk Management courses prepare students to work in the field protecting networks and we cover both offensive and defensive cyber security techniques,” said Shannon McMurtrey, assistant professor in cyber risk management.

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Pioneer board of education approve student activities

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SHELBY — The Pioneer Board of Education in April approved the appointment of Superintendent Greg Nickoli to the Crawford County Tax Incentive Review Council.

The following donations were approved: An anonymous donation of three formal dresses with an approximate value of $500 for the Prom/Homecoming Dress Program. These dresses will be made available for Pioneer students to rent for Homecoming or Prom. Another anonymous donation of thirteen formal dresses with an approximate value of $6,500 will be made available for Pioneer students to rent for Homecoming or Prom.

Several donations were given to be used towards sponsorship of the t-shirts purchased for Pioneer’s 2022 Community Service Day. Arcelor Mittal – Shelby ($500), Flashover Maintenance – Crestline ($500), and Kenser Farms, LLC – Plymouth ($500) were the sponsors for the Community Service Day. Donations to be used for annual student scholarships were received by Dawn Wright-Smith, Wells Fargo, Blackbaud Giving Fund, Charleston, S.C. ($81), Jim & Marianne Ritchie – Shelby ($50), and Michael & Terri Crain – Perrysville ($150). Donnie & Randy Perry – Mansfield ($250), and Sarah Besenti-Adkins – Mt. Sterling, KY. donated $150 for the Bob Janca Scholarship fund. Nick & Ike Costein -Willard donated ($250) to be deposited into the T & I Ruth Klenke Scholarship fund and used for annual student scholarships. Thomas & Katharine Sabourin – Mansfield, donated $150 to the Art Barr Memorial Scholarship fund.

Adopted Resolution 08-22 in Appreciation of donation from KB Machine Tool Fab. LLC for End Mills and Lathe Cutters with a value of $15,000. This equipment will be used in the Precision Machining Technology program.

The board approved student participation in competitive events as follows:

FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, April 28-29, 2022: Crestline students: Danielle Clark, Kayla Cotton, Hannah, and Rachel Grunkemeyer, and Ariah Zellner.

FFA State Convention, The Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio: May 5-6, 2022: Wynford students: Hannah Feldman, Lexie Wood, Makenna Zaebst, Elaina Korne, Ivy Schifer, Madeleine Weithman, Kyra McCurry, Jazmyne Klutz, Mackenzie…

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CPS Security Guard Charged with Sexually Assaulting Teenage Student – NBC Chicago

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A Chicago Public Schools security guard has been charged with sexually assaulting a student on multiple occasions last year at a South Side high school.

Tywain Carter, 29, was held in lieu of posting $20,000 bond at a hearing Wednesday. Judge Mary Marubio noted that Carter was in a “position of trust or authority” over the alleged victim, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

“You were a school security guard, this child was new to that school, and you used your position, as a security guard, as a way to have access to this child,” Marubio said.

Prosecutors said Carter had approached the student and the student’s mother, told them he was a security guard and promised to look after the teenager, who was newly enrolled.

Carter would sometimes be required to remove students from classrooms during the school day, and he told a teacher that he needed to remove the student to help “acclimate” the student to the new school, prosecutors said.

On “multiple occasions” last November and December, Carter took the student to a computer lab where the student was assaulted, prosecutors said.

In December, the student told their parents that Carter had been suspended from the school after another student made abuse allegations against Carter, prosecutors said. The teen then allegedly said they had also been the victim of abuse.

The student’s parents reported the allegations to police and school officials on Dec. 23, and Carter was suspended Jan. 6 after a disciplinary meeting with school personnel, according to prosecutors.

Carter was suspended in December while the district investigated, according to a CPS spokesman, who declined to say if the district had been notified of any other allegations against Carter.

“Chicago Public Schools (CPS) strives to foster safe and secure learning environments for our students, families, and colleagues. Our schools and the District investigate and address all complaints and allegations of wrongdoing in accordance with District policies and procedures,” the spokesman said.

The student was interviewed at the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center the next day and identified Carter, who was placed into custody on…

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