GA Woman Arrested Using Deceased FFs Name in Scheme

A Hall County woman was arrested this week after hatching a fundraising scheme that she claimed would benefit the family of an area firefighter who recently died, deputies said.

Linda Alice Morgan, 51, was taken into custody at her Lula home after investigators said she called a Clermont business last month offering to sell cakes for $40 each. She claimed the proceeds would benefit the family of Hall County fire Sgt. Robby Brown, who died Sept. 13 following a brief battle with cancer, authorities said.

Investigators said she got caught because she provided the wrong name of the firefighter.