108. The Commander (Bobby C. Thompson)
Added 2024-04-14 06:58:32 +0000 UTCThe eccentric director of a veterans charity goes on the run after being exposed as a fraud.
Prelude: The downfall of a county commissioner in Florida.
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Comments
My second time listening to this. You did an excellent job telling this story.
Diane Natale
2025-04-18 06:03:15 +0000 UTCMe too!!!!
Linda Stadler
2024-04-30 01:44:00 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite parts of this podcast hahah
butt nugger
2024-04-29 13:24:29 +0000 UTCThis was crazy!! LMAO
Amber Adams
2024-04-24 19:43:30 +0000 UTCI can't hear it... peculiar... I took it as an editing glitch.
Swunkie
2024-04-19 20:38:38 +0000 UTCAnyone able to hear what he said at 23:30 after introducing the bonus episode? I tried slowing it down and turning my volume up but I can't tell what he said.
Savannah Asbury
2024-04-18 18:13:32 +0000 UTCThe part where he tried to prove his office existed by taping a sign on a UPS wall ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ are we sure this guy actually went to Harvard
AR
2024-04-17 13:27:34 +0000 UTCI was wondering too... he seems to have been be a booser... was it to campaign donations... why was he donating it... did I miss something...
Swunkie
2024-04-16 19:30:26 +0000 UTCInteresting story. When kids in school are forced to sit through another anti-drug campaign, they should play this episode instead....cocaine is a helluva drug.
Vanessa Lucio
2024-04-16 15:49:09 +0000 UTCSpoken like a tru Swindled junkie! ๐
Swunkie
2024-04-16 09:11:05 +0000 UTCA fabulous episode, as usual. Thank you, CC! The telemarketer charity scam reminds me of this doc on HBOโsimilar 90%/10% split, charity gets the 10%. Although shot by amateurs (and obvious), it is riveting and great story telling. https://www.hbo.com/telemarketers
Jacqueline Howard
2024-04-16 06:55:27 +0000 UTCAnd towards the end!
Alan
2024-04-16 01:48:34 +0000 UTCI don't understand where all the money went. It's not like the guy spent it on fancy houses, clothes, and self care. He lived in a shi*hole house and cheap rooms. Where did it all go? Drugs?
Michelle Hebert
2024-04-16 01:33:20 +0000 UTCI just took the ride again! I noticed how great the piano in the beginning is.
Swunkie
2024-04-15 20:31:49 +0000 UTCStolen valor โฆ and then some. The Commander is a disgusting piece of work.
Allison.Actually
2024-04-15 16:35:05 +0000 UTCI hate it there, gotta do curbside ๐
Alana Abel
2024-04-15 16:09:50 +0000 UTCcursed HEB !!
Kate Toy
2024-04-15 16:04:22 +0000 UTCMy favorite in a while.. thanks
Andrea
2024-04-15 14:40:46 +0000 UTCFuture story for you ACC, the UK post office scandal. Post masters incorrectly sentenced for stealing money all because of a faulty Fujitsu software.
Greg Howes
2024-04-15 07:21:24 +0000 UTCBetween him and Kevin, the Commander was the real bastard!!
Swunkie
2024-04-15 06:14:01 +0000 UTCHi from riverside & pleasant valley ๐๐ถ
Alana Abel
2024-04-15 04:10:35 +0000 UTCthis one was a wild ride, v well done :) loving this season!
Kate Toy
2024-04-15 00:11:58 +0000 UTCI'm still trying to figure out whether using the name Nimitz was more ballsy, or more stupid.
Andrea Johnson
2024-04-14 21:32:18 +0000 UTCWow. Might be one of the best rabbit holes ever in this episode, it just kept going! Excellent work!
Alan
2024-04-14 19:31:24 +0000 UTCHas anyone figured out what's in the backtracked bit following the plug?
Alea Intrica
2024-04-14 18:23:03 +0000 UTCUp to 90% of funds collected were kept by the telemarketers. The Commander certainly wasn't a hard-driving dealmaker. I loved the episode ACC. Thanks!
Mason
2024-04-14 16:25:06 +0000 UTCA top episode. This had so many twists, excellent telling ACC. Can't wait for the bonus ๐ค
Kingfisher
2024-04-14 15:39:00 +0000 UTCI love the long intros...im listening...getting into it...then I hear 15 minutes in..."On this episode of Swindled ".....and I get excited cuz we are just getting started!! ๐คฃ๐คฃ Great episode as usual!
Jenny Long
2024-04-14 12:49:06 +0000 UTC
