Article: The defendant names himself Bobby Thompson. Police say he is John Cody, a Harvard law grad. He apparently has several different identities. Yesterday, a judge sentenced him to a 28 year prison sentence and $6 million fine for his role in looting and defrauding the US Navy Veterans Association, a $100 million Navy veterans throughout 41 states. The police caught Thompson using military fingerprint records; when the police arrested Thompson, he had fake IDs and a suitcase with nearly a $1 million in cash.
Discussion:
- Thompson used to run a national charity foundation. He is going to jail for stealing from the charity. Most of the money will never be recovered. Name all the types of people and companies his actions have hurt. (Navy veterans; people who are hesitant to give to charity now; his organization, etc.)
- How did he probably steal this money and get away with it for so long?
- How did police use fingerprints to locate him? Name other ways they could have done it.
- Do you think his punishment fits the crime?
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