🌱 Ford Recall + Symphony 'On The Go' + Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud

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Here are the top stories in Orange County today:

1. Pacific Symphony musicians will perform a free "Symphony on the Go" outdoor music concert in Garden Grove on Friday. June 17. A string quartet will perform chamber music on its new colorful mobile stage, led by violinist Agnes Gottschewski. The concert will be at Eastgate Park, 12001 Street Mark St., and begins at 7 p.m. The musical performance is being paired with the City of Garden Grove Movie Nights. After the SOTG concert, the movie "SING 2" will be shown at 8:30 p.m. (South O.C. Beaches)
2. Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles at risk of "roll-away crashes" due to a transmission cable problem that prevents the vehicle "from shifting into the correct gear," the company said on its website Wednesday. The recall covers "certain 2013 to 2019 Escape, 2013 to 2018 C-Max, 2013 to 2016 Fusion, 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect, and 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles." In documents posted online, Ford said if the cable detaches or decays, and a driver shifts into park, the vehicle "may actually be in a different gear, allowing the vehicle to roll away." (ABC News)
3. An Orange County man has been convicted in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme, including business email fraud, aggravated identity theft, romance scams, and fraud using malware. George Egwumba, 47, of Cypress, was convicted in Los Angeles of money laundering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Many of the members of the fraud conspiracy were based in Nigeria and used middlemen in the U.S. (Orange County Patch)
4. A shout out to the California Restaurant Foundation for awarding 162 grants to Orange County restaurants. SoCalGas contributed $525,000 to help fund the restaurant grants in the O.C. area and made it possible for many Orange County restaurants to "apply for the first time." Alycia Harshfield, executive director of the nonprofit foundation, said "36 percent of the 162 restaurants from SoCalGas’ territory are in Orange County,” adding, “70 percent are woman owned businesses." (Los Angeles Times)

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Today in Orange County:

• Resourceful & Resilient Community Fair. (10 a.m.)
• Dinos in the City. (10 a.m.)
• Juneteenth at Pretend City. (10 a.m.)
• OC Parks Sunset Cinema — "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" PG-13 (2017) (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Orange County Sheriff's Department, .CA: "Our department sends our deepest sympathies to our brothers and sisters at the El Monte Police Department as they mourn the loss of Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana." (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA via Facebook)
• German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County: "Available for adoption. Meet Koda! Seven-month-old Koda was being given away at a flea market of all places." (German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County via Facebook)
• Orange County Sheriff's Department, C.A: "Last week, the OCSD Bomb Squad safely detonated about 60 pounds of explosives and 100 pounds of low-explosive propellant at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine. The explosives included evidence collected from cases." (Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA via Facebook)
• Orange County Register: "Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas filed a bill on Monday, June 13 to revoke federally authorized no-fly zones over Disney theme parks in the United States." (Orange County Register via Facebook)
• Goodwill of Orange County: "We are excited to announce that donation pickups are now available, thanks to a new partnership with ReSupply! ReSupply is a veteran-owned and operated company with a mission to make giving to nonprofits easier." (Goodwill of Orange County via Facebook)

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— Paula Constance

About me: Paula is a freelance writer, author, and award-winning media producer. She is committed to media projects that empower, engage, and help make the world a better place. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter.

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