A thief stole, then altered, multiple political contribution checks sent through the mail by the political action committee of a major Washington-based law firm, according to a new letter to federal regulators NOTUS reviewed. The bank assured Arnold & Porter that the committee’s account would not be charged, but the $40,000 was still taken from the PAC’s funds. The Arnold & Porter committee ultimately recouped the $40,000 in stolen funds from the fraudulent check and an additional $2,700 unauthorized payments through the bank. The political action committee of Washington, D.C.-based law firm Arnold & Porter experienced a recent theft. Arnold & Porter did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the memo.