JUNEAU— A state-issued credit card, reported missing from a state worker's desk, was used to withdraw $500 from a Juneau bank last month, police said.
Juneau police said in a release Thursday that they have identified a person of interest with help from the public after circulating photos from an ATM camera. The man's name was not released, and police said their investigation continued.
They said the employee had kept the card in her desk with a note that provided the access code. The card was reported missing June 30, after the woman was asked about the withdrawal made on June 19.
State Department of Administration spokesman Andy Mills said that was the lone fraudulent charge on the card, which has been canceled. Police said there were two failed attempts to use the card to make withdrawals at different banks later on June 19.
Mills said by email that the state has been refunded $503, which includes a $3 fee, by US Bank, which issued the card. US Bank also has opened a fraud investigation, he said.
The state has issued about 7,300 cards statewide, Mills said. Some are for travel only, some are for procurement only and some are for both travel and procurement, he said.
"The State has a tight control on cards that only allow charges on the card that pertain to the employee's business need," he wrote. It is up to the department and employee to review every transaction on a card, he wrote.