POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Two teenagers are accused of changing direct deposit information so that paychecks that were meant for Lowe’s employees were instead deposited into accounts they controlled, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the investigation began on Sept.
22 when the manager at Lowe’s on Lake Highlands Road in Lakeland notified them about possible payroll fraud.[TRENDING: Gov: Vaccine coming to Florida ‘relatively soon’ | CDC: Avoid Thanksgiving travel | Georgia presidential race recount results]They learned that 19-year-old Solomon Smith of Lakeland and 18-year-old Garrett Sivley, both of whom were employees at Lowe’s until they were recently fired, accessed payroll accounts and changed the direct deposit.