According to the ACGHR website, the August conference has free registration if attendees book with the “recommended accommodations” provided by the organization. The Secretary of State’s office found payment for hotel reservations are required before people can become attendees of the event, the news release said.
In a Google search of the fake hotel’s address, Max Lager's Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery comes up.
The office issued an emergency cease and desist letter to the group, the release said.
The release warns that the group could be attempting to commit identity fraud because people are asked to share credit card information and scan copies of their passports when they call or email.
Raffensperger offered tips to avoid scams of this type, including researching charities before contributing, not giving away personal information via phone or email, and not opening attachments from unsolicited emails asking for contributions.
In other news:
An Atlanta police officer was fired Monday after being accused of taking $500 from a victim of a fatal shooting, police confirmed.
After the accusations, Atlanta police conducted an administrative investigation into former Officer Keisha Richburg.The investigation did not confirm whether Richburg took the money, but she was fired for not properly accounting for the money in accordance with the department’s policies, Atlanta police said in a statement. She had worked in the department for about two and a half years.RELATED: Did an Atlanta officer swipe $500 from a homicide victim? “Officer integrity goes to the heart of what we do here every single day,” Police Chief Erika Shields said in the statement. “It’s imperative the public have trust in our word and our actions. It’s extremely disappointing to see the victim of a fatal shooting be victimized twice by the actions of one our officers.” The deadly shooting happened on Marietta Road in Northwest Atlanta on June 19, AJC.com previously reported. MORE: Suspect charged with murder after allegedly shooting man in the head in Atlanta Police arrested An-Nur Green, 43, for allegedly shooting Jamel Harris in the head because of an argument that turned violent. Harris, a married father, died at the hospital, authorities confirmed.
Leilani Collier tried to help Harris while he was wounded and opened his wallet to find his name, she told Channel 2 after the incident. She turned the wallet over to the police and let Harris’ wife know about the money. Police allegedly told Lanique Harris, who was pregnant with the couple’s second child, there was no money.“We have a mortgage to pay,” Lanique Harris told Channel 2 after the incident. “We have funeral expenses. He didn’t have life insurance, just that money would have really helped us.”Once the administrative case is closed, Atlanta police said they will turn it over to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office for review. - By Erin Schilling, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
