Big Republican contributor arrested for scamming charity for Navy veterans out of $100 million

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http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/onetime-leader-navy-vets-organization-arrested

© May 2, 2012
From wire reports

CLEVELAND

A fugitive on the run for more than two years has been arrested on accusations that he ran a scam that collected $100 million in donations in dozens of states, including Virginia, from people who believed they were helping Navy veterans.

The man, who uses the identity of Bobby Thompson, was indicted in Ohio in 2010 on theft, money laundering and other charges related to the Florida-based charity, the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. He disappeared in June 2010. Little, if any, of the money collected was used to benefit veterans, authorities have said. snip

The association made a few sporadic contributions that benefited veterans, but public records show the man behind it contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to political candidates around the country.

In Virginia, initial findings were turned over to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office. Cuccinelli has distanced himself from the case because he accepted $55,500 in political contributions in 2009 from Thompson, who was the second-largest individual contributor to the Republican's campaign. After Thompson vanished in 2010, Cuccinelli donated $55,700 - the sequestered campaign funds plus interest - to veterans support groups in the state.

[Mc Mike]

1. GOP SOP NT

[FSogol]

2. Typical Repub? C'mon, I'm sure he is sorry he got caught.

[Blue_Tires]

3. i guess he was deemed expendable by his masters...

[Archae]

4. So who is he, really?

[malaise]

5. No news here -ReTHUG in name and nature

Rec

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. GOP: Support Our Troops! (But fleece 'em if ya can)

[Oilwellian]

8. If only....

they would go after Hannity with as much vigor.

For the last several years, Sean Hannity and the Freedom Alliance “charity” have conducted “Freedom Concerts” across America. They’ve told you that they are raising money to pay for the college tuition of the children of fallen soldiers and to pay severely wounded war vets. And on Friday Night, Hannity will be honored with an award for this “Outstanding Community Service by a Radio Talk Show Host” at Talkers Magazine’s convention.

But it’s all a huge scam.

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/6938/sean-hannitys-freedom-concert-scam-only-7-of-charitys-money-went-to-injured-troops-kids-of-fallen-troops-g5s-g6s-for-vannity/

[wilsonbooks]

9. He was the bag man for ohio Rebublicans

Hope he spills the beans.

[Mc Mike]

12. Ney Taft Rove Delay Blackwell Connell bag man? NT

[marble falls]

10. And somewhere in the dark, dark miniscule cinder of his soul he believes the means....

justify his ends: ABO. Amazing how far into the gutter racism will drag the morally deficient. And the moolah. The lovely big ol' piles of moolah.

[hughee99]

11. Typical GOP scumbag, ripping people off and then donating to politicians

I wonder how much money he Madoff with?