A police investigator said a fire that occurred at a Washington credit union in March 2016 was deliberately set.
A financial investigation is under way of the $3.3 million G H Woodworkers Federal Credit Union in Aberdeen, Wash., after "several unusual events" occurred last year that prompted the board to place its president/CEO on administrative leave and merge the cooperative on Jan. 31.
"We are highly confident that this was a set fire," Lt. Kevin Darst of the Aberdeen Police Department, said. "We are trying to develop the motive, which we believe has to do with the financial investigation."
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