There just must be a Perdition, because we live in a world where people like Ted Collins walk around and victimize people.
Tedd Collins, a Louisville businessman who is under investigation by the Secret Service and Kentucky authorities, has been hit with a $3.3 million default judgment for defrauding a minister in South Carolina.
Collins attracted national attention last year after disclosures that he was raising money for a Yale hockey player with leukemia without registering the charity and despite his history of fraud allegations in several states.
Actually, he's rather small potatoes, compared to guys like Madoff, who was small potatoes compared to the folks who kicked the legs out from under the entire economy and walked away, just to prove it could be done.
In this instance, though, it's the parlaying of his own daughter's death from cancer, and the death of another college student from lukemia, neatly packaged and sold to church-folk, that make this particular fraudster particularly odious.
In this life, he'll likely never face justice. In this life, his victims will never recover either their money or ability to trust so fearlessly.
In this life, which is short, and quixotic and unpredictable and unjust.
We are, however, assured of another, contrasting life...so enjoy this one, Ted, while you can. Drink up, bro'. Spend. Chase skirts.
Go for the gusto in this life. 'Cuz it's all yer gunna get.
Tom Jones has a word of wisdom to share in the meantime.
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