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Florida ex-mayor gets 4+ years in prison for charity fraud
Posted on 1/20/20 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 1/20/20 at 10:26 pm
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Not nearly enough prison time, IMO. Plus, he gets to spend his time in a federal prison
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The former mayor of Milton, whose legacy includes a community center named after him, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to 20 counts of wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion.
"Yes, I did do it," former Mayor Guyland W. Thompson, 65, told the judge at the federal courthouse in Pensacola.
The charges were in connection to Thompson's role as the executive director of the former United Way of Santa Rosa County. In the wake of the scandal, that branch lost its right to operate under the United Way brand. Its assets are in the process of being sold.
Between at least 2011 and 2018, Thompson embezzled money belonging to the branch while he served as director, according to information from Lawrence Keefe, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
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"Thompson devised a complex scheme where he kept a portion of money intended for use to pay (the branch's) regular bills and expenses by replacing it with other donation checks no one at (the branch) knew about," officials said in a news release. "By conducting a series of complicated financial transactions to cover his tracks, Thompson embezzled over $650,000 from (the branch)."
Officials said Thompson maintained his scheme by making fraudulent misrepresentations to United Way of Santa Rosa County's board members and employees, its parent nonprofit United Way Worldwide, and bank personnel. He also took steps to prevent internal or external audits of the local branch from occurring that would have uncovered his fraud, officials said.
Not nearly enough prison time, IMO. Plus, he gets to spend his time in a federal prison
Posted on 1/20/20 at 10:28 pm to East Coast Band
Why do people think they can get away with fraud like this? Eventually it WILL get discovered. The paper shell game always unravels in the end.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 10:37 pm to East Coast Band
In my area of Florida the (former) finance director for st johns county sheriff's office is awaiting trial for embezzling about 700k. Made 100k a year and her husband is/was an fdle agent. These stories never cease to amaze me.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 10:42 pm to East Coast Band
If this guy got four years, the Clintons should get 4,000 years, EACH.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 11:37 pm to PhilipMarlowe
Most people that can figure out a way to make money whether illegally or legally are.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 4:38 am to TigerChief10
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Most people that can figure out a way to make money whether illegally or legally are.
so most drug dealers support trump?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 5:42 am to ClientNumber9
Oops
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 5:43 am
Posted on 1/21/20 at 5:52 am to The Spleen
He is not even close to the biggest criminal mayor in Florida. One of my favorite stories is the crackhead mayor of New Port Richie that was shooting at the swat team.
They showed up at his house to serve a warrant for him. He was practicing medicine without a license, from his home. He was also recorded, from jail, plotting with some other politician to corrupt the testimony of the police who were witnesses against him.
They showed up at his house to serve a warrant for him. He was practicing medicine without a license, from his home. He was also recorded, from jail, plotting with some other politician to corrupt the testimony of the police who were witnesses against him.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 5:55 am to East Coast Band
quote:Think he could have spent ~$1k on some flat front pants to (style-wise) leap out of the ‘90s?
Thompson embezzled over $650,000
Posted on 1/21/20 at 6:44 am to East Coast Band
He deserves more time than that. Scum bucket.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 7:10 am to soccerfüt
Old white boomers in the south love them some pleated khakis. I bet he wear Air Monarchs when he works in the yard.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 7:58 am to East Coast Band
His municipal welfare from working for the government just wasn’t enough was it?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:00 am to East Coast Band
I hope they make him pay back every dime.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:03 am to The Spleen
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Old white boomers in the south love them some pleated khakis. i
Yes we do. I’m too old to be a hipster and really don’t give a frick what other people think of my wardrobe.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:05 am to East Coast Band
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Plus, he gets to spend his time in a federal prison
Federal pound me in the arse prison
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:12 am to kywildcatfanone
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I hope they make him pay back every dime.
They're trying, but I bet he'll claim he has nothing to pay back with,once released from prison. And his government pension probably can't be touched which is infuriating, considering I see guys get wages garnished to the point they have 0. And they haven't committed a crime.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:13 am to ksayetiger
I'm saying people with any sort of skills are smart enough to support conservatives. Get it together dude
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:48 am to The Spleen
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I bet he wear Air Monarchs when he works in the yard.
I was looking at my sneakers the other day and noticed that they are Air Monarchs. And I can't see what is wrong with them.
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