Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

John Donald Cody, center, sits with attorney Joseph Patituce, right, during his sentencing on racketeering, theft, money laundering charges Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Cleveland. Cody, using the stolen identity Bobby Thompson, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for defrauding donors of up to $100 million in 41 states through the United States Navy Veterans Association, a charity he ran in Tampa, Fla.

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John Donald Cody, center, sits with attorney Joseph Patituce, right, during his sentencing on racketeering, theft, money laundering charges Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Cleveland. Cody, using the stolen identity Bobby Thompson, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for defrauding donors of up to $100 million in 41 states through the United States Navy Veterans Association, a charity he ran in Tampa, Fla.