At the WV Legislature: ‘Restitution Assistance Fund’ to provide partial financial relief to scam victims

By Matt Young, WV Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – W.Va. State Auditor John “JB” McCuskey, several state legislators and representatives from AARP-WV, in a press conference on Tuesday, announced the creation of a “restitution assistance fund” to provide partial financial relief to scam victims. 

“We all know that people receive phone calls and emails from people who are trying to do West Virginians harm,” McCuskey told those in attendance. “What we…