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Top law enforcement officials in Ohio are spending this Veterans Day hunting for the man they believe exploited the good name of America's warriors to abscond with more than $100 million. The eccentric looking Florida man went by the name Bobby Thompson. As detailed in a report airing on World News with Diane Sawyer tonight, Thompson called his charity the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, and for eight years he raised money for the group, mostly through phone solicitations. He told donors the group was assisting needy veterans, and garnished this pitch with dollops of credibility by donating small amounts to legitimate veterans' groups.
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Federal election records show he invested far more money -- more than $200,000 -- in campaign contributions to top Republican politicians, including President George W. Bush, U.S. Sen. John McCain, and the presumptive incoming Speaker of the House, John Boehner.
You have to love the article title. The donations in this case were part of the scam so the scammer could seem legitimate. Something like this could just as easily happen to any politician/political party.
I heard there were some pedophiles who pulled the straight-party-democrat ticket every election.
You're probably right. Then again, there were probably some pedophiles who pulled the straight-party-Republican ticket too. Or, do you think that's an impossibility?
You're probably right. Then again, there were probably some pedophiles who pulled the straight-party-Republican ticket too. Or, do you think that's an impossibility?
I think it entirely possible, which is why I brought it up in regards to the OP.
Subsequent stories revealed that the organization may have given thousands to veterans — but handed over millions to politicians. It was actually funneling money to NAVPAC, Thompson’s political fundraising committee.
Read the NAVPAC story. Then tie it to the U.S. Supreme Court’s all-time gaffe — the extremely divided decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission. That ruling effectively dismantled regulation of political fundraising by declaring political spending by corporations is an expression of free speech.
Put the two together and it will — or should — make you fear for the future of our democracy.
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