A fraudulent wire transfer cost Cranbury Township $26 million in funds earmarked for affordable housing, in what could be one of the largest known cyber thefts targeting a local government in the U.S.

Residents packed a township meeting Monday night, with some calling for the mayor to step down and others questioning why officials waited three days after the midterm elections to publicly announce the theft.

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