Bobby Thompson’s ID revealed — the bizarre details
Multnomah County Sheriff/U.S.Marshals
Feast your eyes on John Donald Cody, aka U.S. Navy Veterans Association scammer Bobby Thompson, who gave tens of thousands in campaign contributions to Virginia lawmakers.
He’s a former military intelligence officer and apparent former Arizona attorney who claimed a degree form UVa.
The Tampa Bay Times has the details:
For all his sterling credentials, colleagues at the courthouse found Cody to be more than a little strange. He wore outdated bell bottoms and his hair in a pompadour that everyone swore was a wig. He’d spout wild conspiracy theories and once accused county prosecutors of wanting to kill him. He’d bring a big jar of Vaseline into the courtroom, then slather it on his face during presentations.
In May 1984, after a judge threatened to cite him for contempt for making false statements, Cody vanished. His Corvette was found at the Phoenix airport weeks later, keys in the ignition.
Prosecutors initially charged Cody with skimming nearly $100,000 from clients’ accounts and trying to get a $25,000 loan in Virginia using false identities. But three years later, in May 1987, a federal warrant was issued for his arrest. In addition to fraud, he was wanted by the FBI for espionage.
Queue the jokes on “military intelligence.”
October 1, 2012 - 11:59 AM
Maybe even weirder than I thought it would be.
As for “military intelligence,” I know a guy who also was in military intelligence and who also just totally wigged out. The guy is supremely bright, but has severe mental issues, which he’s bright enough to be aware of. Controlling it, even with meds, is another matter.
I’m glad you supplied a picture so that I can confirm that he is a “white guy.” Race is critical in determining one’s motivations.
It seems that Cody was a student at Harvard Law in 1971-72 which just also happens to be the Mittster’s first year there. Isn’t it a small world.
#2 That certainly would seem to be the case with a bunch of right wingers on sites like FR, terps.
Now that they have a name they can begin to connect the dots. Pass the popcorn!
There goes the ‘I was a helpless dupe” defense! Bye-Bye “Bobby”.
Terror just struck in the hearts of the Cooch and other big benefactors of this con man supreme. It may be interesting to see how much of this cash ended up laundered into Republican campaigns through Karl Rove and Dick Armey.
I think his jury should be selected from Navy veterans.
I’m pleased Dan stopped insinuating this guy only dealt with Republican lawmakers this time. A rare moment of even-handedness is always appreciated.
He did deal only with Republicans. Regarding former Sen. Patsy Ticer (D) intermediaries “dealt” with her. She never met the guy, never posed for a picture with him. She rated only a $1,000 contribution. She didn’t have his phone number, like Cuccinelli did, so she could call him up and beg him for $50,000 more, like he did.
Patsy Ticer sponsored the bill that allowed Cody to operate in Virginia, and shephered it all the way through until passage. She did more for him than any Republican politician. Her stupidity for not getting more money for her trouble or her lack of a photo op with him in no way diminishes her culpability for setting him up in business in Virginia.
“Patsy Ticer sponsored the bill that allowed Cody to operate in Virginia, and shephered it all the way through until passage. She did more for him than any Republican politician. Her stupidity for not getting more money for her trouble or her lack of a photo op with him in no way diminishes her culpability for setting him up in business in Virginia.”
Ticer sponsored the bill, then when she learned about Thompson/Cody tried to get her own bill vetoed by the governor. He signed the bill (he got $5,000 from Thompson/Cody).
The difference between Ticer (who got a $1,000 contribution) and McDonnell is that she had to rely on two chambers in the General Assembly to pass the thing. She was popular in the Senate so it passed there.
Most Democratic senators bills are torpedoed in the House but Thompson/Cody greased the skids with larger contributions to:
Del. Bill Howell (R) House Speaker — $2,000
Del. Christ Jones (R) Chair of General Laws — $2,000
(former) Del. Tim Gear (R), chair of a subcommittee of General Laws — $2,000
Gov. Bob McDonnell — $5,000.
McDonnell could have vetoed the bill all by his ownself.
Hopefully the revelations of Cody’s identity will lead to some answers to the biggest question of all: Why did he give Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinello $55,500. It is far and away the largest (by more than double) total in contributions of GOP lawmakers Thompson/Cody gave money to across the country.
I believe that there’s a reason, and I hope we’ll find it out. I suspect that it wasn’t that the Cooch simply caught Thompson in a good mood the day Cuccinelli called him personally, and pleaded for big money.
So Dan is admitting nobody was more important than Ticer in getting this bill done while Cuccinelli had NOTHING to do with its passage. Cody being the shyster he was probably saw Ticer was an easy mark who would his bidding for a pittance. Boy, if the asphalt guys from West Virginia knew Ticer’s address, they could make a killing from this gullible old lady.
“So Dan is admitting nobody was more important than Ticer in getting this bill done while Cuccinelli had NOTHING to do with its passage. Cody being the shyster he was probably saw Ticer was an easy mark who would his bidding for a pittance. Boy, if the asphalt guys from West Virginia knew Ticer’s address, they could make a killing from this gullible old lady.”
Nope. Wrong again.
Looks like Bobby Thompson AKA John Cody really screwed the Cooch on this one!
October Surprise for Ken Cuccinelli: Bobby Thompson’s Identity Revealed!
http://legendofpineridge.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-surprise-for-ken-cuccinelli.html