Popular NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — A popular SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with thousands of inebriated young people in red and white Santa costumes every holiday season was true to its name: a con, federal authorities said after they arrested its organizer. Stefan Pildes, 50, of Hewitt, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday. He did not comment after an initial court appearance on a wire fraud charge and was freed on $300,000 bail. Federal authorities said Pildes donated only a small of...
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