The FBI's Most Wanted Veterans Charity Scammer: Part 2
The Perfect Scam
AARP
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2019
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The man known to Washington's elite and powerful politicians as Captain Bobby Thompson has disappeared. Due to an investigation by a Florida-based journalist, it's been revealed that Thompson's charity, the US Navy Veterans Association, is an elaborate scam. For years this charity has fraudulently collected millions of dollars under the guise of supporting military veterans. Rather than face up to his crimes, when a warrant is issued for his arrest, Thompson goes on the run. U.S. marshals are hot on his trail, but with more than 19 fake ids, Thompson is a hard man to catch. Every time authorities close in on him he proves to be one step ahead of them. Nearly two years go by, but law enforcement refuses to give up the chase. Finally, in 2012, a man going by the name of Don Morrissette shows up in Portland. He rents a room in a boarding house and claims to be a consultant for Boeing but spends his days at a local bar. It's in this bar that U.S. marshals catch up with Bobby Thompson.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi this is Will Johnson, your host for AARP The Perfect Scam. |
| 0:04.0 | As we bring you the second part of our story about Captain Bobby Thompson and his fake veterans |
| 0:08.6 | charity, we want to remind all of our listeners that you can check how watch watch rate an organization before you make a donation. |
| 0:18.0 | Again, that's Charity Navigator and Charity Watch. |
| 0:20.9 | You can also contact your state's charity regulator to verify that the |
| 0:23.7 | organization is registered to raise money there. Fake charities like this one |
| 0:27.6 | can have a real impact on legitimate charity organizations. Make sure your |
| 0:32.2 | money is going to a trustworthy group. |
| 0:35.7 | This week on AARP The Perfect Scam. |
| 0:38.1 | This is one of the greatest White House breaches in history. |
| 0:41.6 | Never before have I been able to find any other cases where someone |
| 0:44.8 | with a stolen identity has been given access to the Oval Office. |
| 0:48.8 | Bobby Thompson is not his real name. They did not know what his real name was. He was somebody that built everyday people |
| 0:56.1 | out of $100 million, setting up a homeless Navy Veterans Association that was fictitious. |
| 1:01.3 | He saw himself as being bulletproof. Nobody was going to catch that was |
| 1:04.0 | going to catch him. |
| 1:08.0 | Welcome back to AARP The Perfect Scam. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm your host Will Johnson and joining me here in the studio as |
| 1:13.8 | always is AARP's Fraud Watch Network Ambassador Frank Abagnale and as always great to be |
| 1:18.9 | with you. We are talking again this week about Captain Bobby Thompson and the charity |
| 1:23.1 | charity the US Navy Veterans Association. |
| 1:27.7 | He has all the trademarks of a classic con man, |
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