🌱 Johns Creek Resident Loses $30k In Scheme + New Voter Laws In Place

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First, today's weather:

Warmer with a stray thunderstorm. High: 84 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories today in Johns Creek:

1. A Johns Creek resident has lost $30,000 in an elaborate scheme. A Johns Creek woman reported receiving a phone call Jul. 15 from a man saying he worked at Microsoft. He said there was fraudulent activity on her bank account and she granted him remote access to her computer. The woman was then connected to someone claiming to be a manager at Chase Bank headquarters in New York, who said there was a transaction pending from a source in Russia for $30,000. The fake manager then instructed her to send him $30,000 in Bitcoin to balance out the phony transaction. (Appen Media)
2. A man was sentenced to life in prison along with 375 years for shooting and killing a Fulton County Police Department Detective. 50-year-old Amanuel Menghesha accepted a negotiated plea agreement in lieu of a death penalty trial. Menghesha killed Terence Avery Green, who served as a Fulton County Police Department Detective for 22 years and was from Eastpoint. In 2015, Menghesha was arrested for firing at least 12 rounds at officers. (11Alive)
3. A federal court will allow Georgia's contested 2021 voting law that bans giving food and water to voters waiting in line. The ban was one piece of a 98-page bill with changes to Georgia voting laws and inspired groups to sue in the name of protected speech encouraging people to vote. Judge J.P. Boulee, a 2019 Trump nominee, said Georgia could continue with the ban until a final ruling on the matter comes in the future. (11Alive)

Today in and around Johns Creek:

• Suwanee Farmers Market At Suwanee Town Center (8:00 AM)
• MLB Play Ball At Ocee Park (10:00 AM)
• Corky Kell Classic Game At Mercedes Benz Stadium, Suwanee (10:00 AM)
• Salsa Atlanta Latin Night At Tony's Sports Grill (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Johns Creek Police Department is hiring. The pay ranges from $47,569 to $63,689 depending on Certified Officer experience level, military service, and education. (JCPD via Facebook)
• The Johns Creek Fire Department is celebrating a new team member. Chris Spruill has recently joined the quarter. (JCFD via Facebook)
• The Johns Creek Tunnel is unlike any other mural in the Atlanta Metro. It wraps the entire length of the pedestrian underpass that runs beneath Medlock Bridge Rd./SR 141, just south of McGinnis Ferry Rd. (Visit Johns Creek via Facebook)

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— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.