A longtime metro Atlanta city employee is accused of stealing $1.5 million from the local government.
Carl Timothy Tench, 66, a former City of Gainesville Department of Water Resources superintendent, was taken into custody on Friday, the city said.
Officials said Tench, an employee of the city for 14 years, was charged with 99 criminal counts across a variety of “felony crimes in connection with an elaborate scheme” to steal from the water department…