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  • Mr. X: Fraud suspect won't reveal his real name (Fake Navy Veterans charity-tens of millions gone)

    05/09/2012 5:52:42 AM PDT · by Las Vegas Dave · 23 replies
    news.yahoo ^ | 08May2012 | MATTHEW MOSK
    The man accused of setting up a fake Navy Veterans charity and siphoning away tens of millions of dollars pleaded not guilty in an Ohio courtroom Tuesday, but still has refused to identify himself. "If he wants to go by the name 'Mr. X,' we'll prosecute him as 'Mr. X,' " said prosecutor Brad L. Tammaro, chief legal counsel for the Ohio Attorney General. The judge addressed the defendant as Bobby Thompson, an identity that he allegedly stole from a Washington state man. "Thompson" appeared in the courtroom in an orange jump suit, shackles, handcuffs, and a pair of black...