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By Jeff Testerman and John Martin
St. Petersburg TimesSee the full content of this document
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Lack of Oversight Aided Rise of Fake Veterans' Charity I
TAMPA
Bobby Thompson came out of nowhere, as if he'd fallen from the sky.He landed in Tampa in 1998, walked wherever he went and kept to himself. His landlord thought he looked like a bum.Thompson registered to vote as a Republican and told people he was retired Navy. He paid his rent in cash and kept cases of tequila in his kitchen. A big fan whirred in the living room. The landlord said Thompson was so tight he wouldn't spring for an $85 room air- conditioner.In 2002, he submitted an application to the IRS to certify as tax- exempt a charity he called the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. He ran it from the duplex in Ybor City, along with a political action committee, Navy Veter...See the full content of this document
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