Bachmann's Name Pops Up in U.S. Navy Vets Assoc. Fraud Article

St. Petersburg Times:

TAMPA — An Ohio grand jury has returned corruption, theft and money laundering indictments against Bobby Thompson, the man who masqueraded as a retired lieutenant commander and ran the multi-million-dollar U.S. Navy Veterans Association for nearly a decade from an Ybor City duplex.

The indictments, made public Friday morning, accuse Thompson and Tampa associate Blanca Contreras of operating a corrupt enterprise, engaging in money laundering and stealing more than $1 million from the citizens of Ohio through the Navy Veterans charity.

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The Times also found that Thompson channeled large amounts cash to politicians, ranging from $500 to Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White to $10,000 to Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and $55,500 to Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Though he donned formal attire to attend balls in Washington D.C. and sent Christmas cards showing himself posing with President George W. Bush, Thompson kept to himself, had no drivers license and lived in a $600-a-month Ybor City duplex across the street from a cigar factory.

After the Times questions mounted last year, Thompson cleared out of his duplex, left his landlord no forwarding address and disappeared.

Karl Bremer discovered the contribution to Bachmann and broke that story right here on Dump Bachmann.

See Karl's latest stuff at the Ripple in Stillwater blog.

DB Posts about Bachmann & the U.S. Navy Veterans Association
7/6/10 - CHARITABLE VETERANS GROUP FOUNDED BY MAJOR MICHELE BACHMANN CONTRIBUTOR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION NATIONWIDE (Karl Bremer)

7/6/10 - Bachmann's Pal Pod Lobbyist Edwin Cain Lobbied for Shady Veterans Charity

7/7/10 - IS MICHELE BACHMANN’S $10,000 DONOR IN MINNESOTA LAYING LOW FROM THE LAW AND THE IRS? (Karl Bremer)

7/8/10 - Will Bachmann Give up the $10K She Got From Snarky Navy Vets Charity?


7/12/10 - Video: Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray Press Conference About U.S. Navy Veterans Assn.

7/15/10 - MICHELE BACHMANN CAMPAIGN PAC TERMINATED AFTER DUMP BACHMANN INVESTIGATION INTO ITS MISSING $10,000 DONOR (Karl Bremer)

More About U.S. Navy Veterans Assoc. and Bobby Thompson

Complaints about U.S. Navy Vets Assn. phone calls.

Ohio AG page about U.S. Navy Vets Assn.