(Radio Iowa) – The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after more than half-a-million dollars in federal funding intended for the city of Dyersville went missing in what appears to be an e-mail hack. The Dubuque county auditor’s office says e-mails were sent to Dubuque County officials from an official city of Dyersville email address, requesting payments of American Rescue Plan Act money.

An invoice payment of more than 524-thousand dollars was made by A-C-H transfer to the city of Dyersville, which they believe was orchestrated by third party, with the City of Dyersville’s e-mail system apparently compromised.