Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout

AP via Yahoo ^ | 5-16-08 | Staff

[atomic conspiracy]

EASTON, Pa. - A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.

Sally Ann Gombocz, 51, told a Northampton County judge she wanted to apologize to anyone she hurt. She previously pleaded guilty to theft by deception and corruption of a minor.

Gombocz had her son dress as a scout in 2003 and tell people he was raising money for a camping trip. A prosecutor says the family collected $69.

Gombocz was sentenced Friday to six to 23 months in the county jail. She also was fined $2,000, ordered to perform community service, take parenting classes, have psychological counseling and submit to random urine screens. She also must pay restitution.

[atomic conspiracy]

I wonder what the kid (now 12 years old) is going to do while his whack-job mom cools her heels in jail?

It would be great if he could be enrolled in the legitimate Boy Scouts and sent to a real summer camp. PA freepers, especially scouting types, might want to look into this.

[Graybeard58]

Head line is a bit misleading.

[lawnguy]

69 bucks?!!

Pitiful!

[Michael.SF.]

23 months?

Seems pretty harsh.

[meyer]

The headline is just a bit deceiving. She isn't in trouble for having him dress as a scout - she's in trouble for having him impersonate a scout for financial gain.

[MrEdd]

Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout con job.

[robomatik]

shame on this "woman."

[HerrBlucher]

At least she didn’t have him impersonate a Campfire Girl.

[microgood]

Gombocz was sentenced Friday to six to 23 months in the county jail. She also was fined $2,000, ordered to perform community service, take parenting classes, have psychological counseling and submit to random urine screens. She also must pay restitution.

Sounds like her scam pails in significance to the one the city has going on. Every relative of the judge will get a piece of her.

[Rembrandt]

“Gombocz had her son dress as a scout in 2003 and tell people he was raising money for a camping trip. A prosecutor says the family collected $69.

Gombocz was sentenced Friday to six to 23 months in the county jail. She also was fined $2,000, ordered to perform community service, take parenting classes, have psychological counseling and submit to random urine screens. She also must pay restitution.”

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And they vote for Her Thighness since HT is such a compassionate person, just like they are. After all, HT does no more than stiff waitresses and arrange for liabilities to be killed. But, at least HT is not a cub scout!

[darkangel82]

Agreed on the Scouts, but they prosecute this 5 years later? Sounds like bull$hit.

[Grizzled Bear]

Whoa! Extreme Thread Hijack!

[SandRat]

It’s not Nice to fool with the Scouts.

[SandRat]

No,.. sounds like all the legal machinations to delay trial by defense and the clogged court dockets because of not enough judges confirmed at state or federal level.

[darkangel82]

True, but we know how PA govt is. I agree that this kid should join the real Scouts, might do him some good. They did a lot for me, even if I would not be welcome in their company now.

[Ezekiel]

Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout

Demi Moore, while flattered, hopes this isn't just a Rumor.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Aw, that poor kid. Seven years old. Kick that lady in the teeth.

[Libloather]

A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison...

Yet, illegal aliens are free to roam...

[Texas Eagle]

A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.

Stupid woman. You should've had him dress up as a Republican running for Congress.

[QBFimi2]

23 months. What a waste of the taxpayers $$. Why not bring back the pillory? There’s got to be plenty of rotten tomatoes around. Better yet, have the sow paint a sign with what she did, and have her stand outside of Wally*Mart for a week.