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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Heartless con man' J.G. Spooner sentenced to prison for GoFundMe, rent, bad check scams
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A prosecutor called former Cleveland radio host J.G. Spooner a "heartless con-man" minutes before a judge sentenced him to 30 months in prison in a series of scams that took advantage of complete strangers and the family of a dying friend.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Brian J. Corrigan handed down the sentence after Spooner pleaded guilty to theft charges stemming from a months-long rent scam that he carried out while already under indictment for money laundering charges connected to a dying friend's GoFundMe account.
Corrigan also ordered Spooner to pay more than $16,000 in restitution to eight victims of his scams.
"Everyone knew J.G. Spooner as a radio personality," assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor Edward Brydle told Corrigan. "But I don't think anybody knew he was a heartless con-man."
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'Heartless con man' J.G. Spooner sentenced to prison for GoFundMe, rent, bad check scams (Original Post)
bathroommonkey76
Feb 2017
OP
Huh, imagine that. Setting up a fraudulent gofundme can land your ass in jail.
Maru Kitteh
Feb 2017
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Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)1. Huh, imagine that. Setting up a fraudulent gofundme can land your ass in jail.
Isn't that something?
malaise
(269,186 posts)2. Good to see
Hope our fraudster this week saw this.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)3. The girl who trusted him to set up the GFM account ended up dying.
There are some evil spirits floating around in this world.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)4. Truly
herding cats
(19,568 posts)5. Imagine that, commit a crime and you end up incarcerated
What's the world coming to?!
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)6. "I steal, therefore I am?"
herding cats
(19,568 posts)8. Maybe that's what they were thinking?
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)10. It was punnier before you edited.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)11. It was indeed!
A for the reply which drew my attention to my autocorrect mishap!
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)12. I love puns. And autocorrect.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)13. Stick around then.
I'm an endless source of autocorrect mishaps! Enough I should have my own website to showcase them all!
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)14. My tablet is the reason behind my autocorrect errors.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)15. Same here.
Well, That and I'm as myopic as a mouse. It's a lethal combo.
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)16. My one-eyed uncle
uses a monocle for his myopia disorder- you should look into one.
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)7. I know! So mean - holding people accountable for cruel manipulation
to defraud generous and kind people. Who can imagine such a thing.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)9. Right?
What's an honest crook to do now days?