The VLW Blog

The man known as “Bobby Thompson” is a former lawyer with degrees from the University of Virginia and Harvard, federal officials say. U.S. Marshals say “Thompson” is really John D. Cody, an Army veteran and former Arizona lawyer wanted since 1987 on fraud charges. “Thompson” is accused of running an elaborate fake veterans support group [...]

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A woman’s emotional distress over delayed diagnosis of her breast cancer supported a jury award of $2.65 million, a Fairfax Circuit Court has ruled. A radiologist conceded she had failed to spot the cancer on the woman’s mammogram. During the 13 months between the erroneously “clean” cancer screening and the woman’s later diagnosis, her condition [...]

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The Navy veterans charity scammer will be unmasked by authorities this morning. “Bobby Thompson,” as he called himself, raised money in the name of veterans, donated some of it to politicians in Virginia, and won relaxed charity regulations from the General Assembly. Thompson disappeared when his scam was exposed but was arrested in Oregon after [...]

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