Duluth Man Arrested, Charged in Internet Scam
John Muntean described as the 'middle man' in scheme involving car sales on the Internet.
Duluth Police are warning online shoppers to be careful following an investigation of an Internet computer scam involving car sales. A Duluth man, described by Det. Fran Foster as the “middle man” in the complex scheme, has been arrested and charged with three counts of theft by deception. John Kennedy Muntean, 48, was picked up by Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies at his Duluth home Jan. 22 and booked into the Gwinnett County Jail at 10:15 p.m. He was released on bond at 9:57 p.m. Jan. 23. The Duluth Police Department began its investigation after it was contacted by Gary Christy, a victim from Westerville, OH, by telephone in late December concerning a suspected fraud involving his attempted purchase of a vehicle on a website he …
