SantaCon was a fundraiser? I witnessed it once in NYC and all I saw was a bunch of sloppy drunk Santas
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slytherinprolly3 days ago
+40
I'm an attorney, I used to work criminal defense but have mostly gotten out of it. Anyway the Cincinnati Santa Con always gets me a handful of new cases from friends and colleagues whose drunken adult children get arrested for drunken tomfoolery. It's a nice revenue stream. I've seen a lot of body camera video of sloppy drunk Santas driving or fighting each other, or stealing the cop's hat off his head...
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funktopus2 days ago
+11
I live there and won't go near Stanta Con. It makes me glad I no longer work at a bar.
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TheGringoDingo2 days ago
+3
I drove by once, not aware SantaCon was a thing. I looked at my wife and said “is it just me or are there a lot of Santas out here” as we drove by like 50 of them.
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Bloagie2 days ago
+2
You saw a Yule Tide.
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compuwiza13 days ago
+95
He spent it all on ho ho hoes.
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SpiceEarl3 days ago
+41
What’s everyone complaining about? He said he gave the money to Charity.
What she does with the money is her business.
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starrpamph2 days ago
+1
What a ding dong
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AudibleNod3 days ago
+59
>Stefan Pildes, 50, is facing federal wire fraud charges that accuse him of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds for his own use, including for concert tickets and vacations.
It sleighs me that people think just because they operate a charity they're exempt from all the legal clauses any other business has to follow.
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MediumPotato3 days ago
+28
Why do I feel like you made this post just to drop this pun lol?
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AudibleNod3 days ago
+15
It's tough finding a 'good news' news story. When I'm gifted with an article such as this, I'll bow to social convention and wrap it up in a pun. But only when the opportunity presents itself.
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New_Housing7853 days ago
+10
Don't complain because Christmas came early.
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Xerathedark3 days ago
+4
Shit is that why she calls me Christmas?
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SteveHarveysFace3 days ago
+5
Are we even gonna get anything now? Cuz I didn't ask for that.
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RazZadig_20253 days ago
+2
Now, now. No Claus for alarm.
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SandhogDig3 days ago
Bad Santa-Claws$$$$.
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Mbaker12013 days ago
+7
Its got “Con” in the title…
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AwesomeX1211893 days ago
+5
Least surprising thing I’ve heard today
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naththegrath103 days ago
+21
Cool. Now go after all the private equity executives
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antaresiv3 days ago
+3
It’s right in the name: “con”
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Andovars_Ghost3 days ago
+4
Welp, wasn’t expecting \*Santa\* to be on the ‘Naughty’ list!
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murd3rsaurus3 days ago
+4
I honestly would've been a little disappointed if there wasn't some kind of financial crime involved with the drunk santa swarms
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crimson_teacup3 days ago
+15
SantaCon turning into SantaCon-job, huh. This is why charities should have fully public yearly breakdowns of income/expenses online. If your “nonprofit” can quietly fund vacations, something’s already broken.
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Gamer_Grease3 days ago
+4
Most of them that are of decent size actually do have this. The rest still have to file a 990 form with the IRS, that is less granular, but reports what they spent the money on by broad category, and what the netted over the year, and what the highest paid people earned.
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judgejuddhirsch3 days ago
+6
How presidential of him
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GatoLibre3 days ago
+3
It’s almost like every business, charity and institution in this country is insanely corrupt because of a never ending thirst for money.
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LogicallLunacy2 days ago
+2
Honesty.... I'm glad he didn't get caught with kiddy p***. This feels very light for the current time we are surrounded by.
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Much-Pumpkin-37063 days ago
+3
Hundreds and thousands of dollars? That’s a lot of milk and cookies.
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PigFarmer13 days ago
+1
Chump change compared to what the Trump administration does.
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bestowaldonkey83 days ago
+1
Santa gives presents to needy children every year. Poppa needs to get his beak wet every now and then.
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k8ecat2 days ago
+1
It is only one of the many various Santa Cons. They are not related to each other and are all run by different people.
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Mageborn233 days ago
+1
I don't blame him it's hard out there
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NY2GA2314 hr ago
+1
Isn’t this the same thing trump does with taxpayer money?
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