Man accused of ripping off veterans captured

Accused con man ‘Bobby Thompson,’ who scammed $100 million with fake Navy vets charity, is fugitive Harvard lawyer John Donald Cody, feds say
The prolific con-artist was finally captured after a two-year manhunt. Authorities say he lined his pockets with millions intended for Navy vets and their families.
BY PHILIP CAULFIELD
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012

OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL Bobby Thompson, aka John Donald Cody, with John McCain and his family in 2008. Feds said Monday that Thompson, who stole hundreds of millions of dollars from donors using a fake Navy veterans' charity, is actually Cody, a lawyer and fraudster wanted by the FBI since 1987.

A prolific con-man who bilked donors out of $100 million using a fake Navy veteran's charity and routinely rubbed elbows with GOP bigwigs is a Harvard-trained lawyer who has been wanted for 25 years, authorities said.

Since his arrest in May, the accused scam artist has been known as either "Bobby Thompson" or "Mr. X" - the name he gave to investigators and used to sign legal documents.

On Monday, U.S. Marshals identified him as John Donald Cody, 65, a lawyer who has been wanted since 1987 for various frauds -- including stealing $99,000 from two former clients in Arizona - and espionage, The Associated Press reported.
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