Private Information on Iredell County Taxpayers Stolen
The Iredell County Tax Collector’s Office has just informed the public about an information theft that has taken place at the end of April. The incident involved a courier vehicle that provided services for First Citizens Bank which was stolen in Charlotte. The vehicle’s shipment containing included data related to Iredell County tax payments. According to Prime Newswire, Charlotte law enforcement officials are currently investigating the incident, but the contents of the shipment are yet to be recovered.
The stolen shipment contained a computer report of 468 taxpayer’s check information, including account numbers, check numbers, check amounts and routing numbers from various banks on which the checks were drawn. There were also copies of tax bills that contained taxpayer names, addresses and other public information related to tax payments.
