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Exclusive: G-CAPP CEO Michele Ozumba speaks out on alleged Fonda scammer

Posted 2/8/2010 3:29:00 PM

In an exclusive interview with Intel Monday afternoon, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention CEO Michele Ozumba confirmed to us that the Jane Fonda-founded non-profit was indeed duped by alleged con artist Michael Anthony Manos in 2007.

Manos was arrested last month in San Francisco after allegedly conning society types and charitable fundraisers in Atlanta, NYC and Dallas.

"We're relieved he's been caught," said Ozumba.

Three years ago, Manos hit the social scene here under the alias Christian Michael de Medici.
That October, at the "Blue 2 Do" fund-raiser at Blue Med Spa in Midtown, Manos announced he was giving Fonda's pet charity a home.

Manos donated a house on Wiley Street in East Atlanta to G-CAPP that he had allegedly purchased. The structure was used as a meeting place for G-CAPP's Doula House Program. Five G-CAPP staffers helped to run the programs at the house.

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Alleged G-CAPP con artist caught after scamming society set in Atlanta, NYC and Dallas

Posted 2/8/2010 12:50:00 PM

Atlanta’s charitable fundraisers will be relieved to learn that Michael Anthony Manos is once again cooling his designer heels behind bars.

The 46-year-old ex-con is accused of scamming society types and influential fund-raisers in Atlanta, New York City, and most recently, Dallas.

Don’t recognize the name?

Try Christian Michael de Medici, the alias he used in Atlanta in 2007 when he floated a phony trust fund baby back story and the promise of generous charitable donations to ingratiate himself into our city’s social scene.

Many Atlantans were first exposed to de Medici aka Manos in October 2007, when he suction-cupped himself to Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention founder Jane Fonda at the “Blue 2 Do” G-CAPP benefit held at Blue Med Spa in Midtown.

During an emotional announcement in front of a rapt audience of 300 under a white tent, Manos promised Fonda the funds for a house earmarked ...

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With a new $1.15 million contract, Peter Moylan is back on the Braves Caravan

Posted 2/5/2010 11:03:00 AM

Atlanta Braves pitcher Peter Moylan has been busy multi-tasking this week as he warms up his arm for Spring training while participating in the Braves Caravan, a 3,000-mile bus tour of the Southeast scheduled to get fans pumped about the 2010 season.

"The arm feels great," the Australian native told Intel just after an early AM throwing session at Turner Field. "I just wanted to make sure it was all still there."

Last month, Moylan signed a fresh one-year contract with the Braves for $1.15 million, thus avoiding arbitration.

"It was great to get all that out of the way early so I could just concentrate of Spring training," he explains.

Moylan came back strong after the 2009 All-Star break to rack up a record 87 appearances after being sidelined in 2008 following elbow surgery.

"To be honest, I was worried before the All-Star Break," Moylan discloses. "I had no ...