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He had at least $1 million in cash, believed to be from donors who thought they were giving to the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. Read More

On the last day of April, after a nationwide search that lasted almost two years, law enforcement officials from Ohio finally nabbed "Bobby Thompson," one of America's most-wanted fugitives, a man suspected of stealing millions from the U.S. Navy Veterans Association, a charity whose stated mission was to help veterans and members of the U.S. armed forces. Read More

Over seven years, the man known by the name Bobby C. Thompson raised $100 million from donors believing they were supporting American Navy veterans and their families. Read More

A former fugitive charged with identity theft and running a $100 million scam collecting donations for Navy veterans tried representing himself in court Thursday before changing his mind and accepting an attorney. Read More

We talked about the arrest of Bobby Thompson who absconded with the donations made to his organization US Navy Veterans Association. Read More

A recently captured fugitive suspected of running a scam that collected up to $100 million in donations for U.S. Navy veterans pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges, and a judge wary that he might disappear again ordered him kept locked up. Read More

CLEVELAND (AP) ' A recently captured fugitive suspected of running a scam that collected up to $100 million in donations for U.S. Navy veterans pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges, and a judge wary that he might disappear again ordered him kept locked up. Read More

Charity 'Scammer' Will Act As Own Lawyer

  • 5:21 PM May 8
  • Source: ABC News

The man accused of setting up a fake Navy Veterans charity and siphoning away tens of millions of dollars pleaded not guilty in an Ohio courtroom Tuesday, but still has refused to identify himself. Read More

Clad in an orange jumpsuit, manacled at the wrists and ankles and limping badly, Bobby Thompson was arraigned in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland Tuesday morning. Read More

U.S. marshals in Ohio are trying to identify a fugitive captured in Portland this week suspected of swindling Americans coast to coast out of nearly $100 million intended for Navy veterans. Read More

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Bobby Thompson

Biography

Born in Converse, SC, Bobby Thompson started out as a bluegrass player in the 1950s, and his route to Nashville came by way of... Read the full Bobby Thompson bio.