Ohio jury finds man guilty in $100 million bogus Navy charity

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Ohio jury finds man guilty in $100 million bogus Navy charity

BY KIM PALMER
CLEVELAND Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:32pm EST

(Reuters) - An Ohio jury convicted a man of running a fake charity for U.S. Navy veterans that raised nearly $100 million from donors in 40 states, finding him guilty on 23 counts including identity fraud for using a false name in the scam, a judge said on Thursday.

John Donald Cody, known by his alias of Bobby Thompson, faces up to 66 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A Cuyahoga County common pleas court jury reached the guilty verdict on Wednesday, and Judge Steven Gall announced the decision on Thursday.

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Prosecutors said Cody ran the U.S. Navy Veterans Association (USNVA), a bogus charity headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/14/us-usa-ohio-charityfraud-idUSBRE9AD0U620131114

Bobby Thompson was a big GOP donor.

[FSogol]

1. He donated heavily to both Bob McDonnell and Ken Cuccinelli.

They should both join him in the Federal Pen.

[Blue_Tires]

2. I'm betting he wasn't working alone, either

and that he had the full blessing (if not outright assistance) from GOP higher-ups