“Bobby Thompson” convicted
Andy sends us a link to an Associated Press article in regards to the fraudster known as “Bobby Thompson” but widely believed to be John Donald Cody, a former intelligence agent. We’ve been writing about him since May 2010 when his fake veterans’ organization was unmasked. But a jury convicted him today in Ohio;
He faces up to 67 years in prison at his sentencing, which was scheduled for Dec. 16.
The defendant rolled his eyes toward the ceiling and rocked on his feet as the verdicts were read. Deputies cuffed his wrists after the first guilty verdict was announced. Unlike the last two days of his trial, the defendant showed up with his shirt buttoned and his hair combed.
He was charged with looting the United States Navy Veterans Association, a charity he ran in Tampa, Fla. As his five-week trial wound down, he had appeared disheveled in court, so much so that the judge suggested a break Tuesday to allow him to get a clean shirt and comb his hair.
He was identified with fingerprints, since he had scores of IDs in his suitcase when he was arrested along with nearly a million dollars in cash.
ADDED: The folks at ABC News send a more complete report than I’ve linked to above, if the subject interests you.
Category: Crime, Phony Vet Charities
Are Phildo-the dildo and Psul the Bedwetter Spandex Wedgie close behind?
And what’s his name gonna be now…besides “Bitch”?
“Bottom”, that will be his other name
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
you want to get rich quick these days, start a religion or start a charity.
Heh, heh, heh! Bubba & Thor will literally straighten his ass out first, then they’ll pimp him out to the rest of the cell block! Hey bobby, Cody, or whatever name you’re using today, SQUEAL, WEEEEEEE, WEEEEEE,…
Is there something in the water in FL that attracts so many scammers and assorted other parasites?
Summary execution should be reinstated.
@#7 I think Florida has a higher older population and people may believe its easier to scam the older folks (they usually have money) than it would be to scam someone, say in New York, where the scammers may be met with a conk on the head.
#5 … Legend has it that’s how Scientology started. L. Ron Hubbard’s books weren’t selling all that well (the guy was basically broke) and he made a $100 bet with Robert Heinlein that he could get rich by creating a new religion. Heinlein did eventually pay up.
wtf I wanna know the CIA connection.