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To: KeyLargo
Check out John Cody aka Bobby Thompson. "Thompson" set up a bogus Navy Veterans group and then absonded with $100 Million. This news story tells all with pictures of those he conned, George Bush, etc. ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/feds-id-fraudster-behind-veterans-charity-scam-article-1.1172640

WIKIPEDIA: US NAVY VETS

The United States Navy Veterans Association (USNVA) was a tax-exempt Veterans Organization that claimed to have a national headquarters in Washington, D.C. It claimed that its purpose was to support the U.S. Navy, and to assist veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and their families.

The Association claimed to be a national organization with 43 U.S. chapters and over 66,000 members.

USNVA was the subject of recent investigative reporting, which resulted in criminal and administrative investigations in several states and the removal of its listing from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. The organization's national headquarters in Washington DC proved to be a rented post office box, rather than an actual physical office location. USNVA operations have ceased and, after a two-year search, the leader, John Donald Cody, was arrested on April 30, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. Cody had run the organization under the alias "Bobby Thompson", and authorities were at first unable to determine his real name. However, on October 1, 2012, it was announced that Cody's identity had been determined using fingerprint records.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Veterans_Association

9 posted on 11/19/2012 8:00:15 AM PST by Tugo (Sojourner)
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To: Tugo

Yep. Tons of these groups and orgs out there. Many are simply run for the benefit of the executives.

Komen gives what, 20% towards “research”?? Most goes to fundraising, lobbying and to Planned Parenthood and stuff


15 posted on 11/19/2012 8:40:58 AM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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