Parents Behaving Badly

October 10th, 2006

Michael Bradway, Accused of Faking Son’s Illness, Now Faces New Charges

“Mr. Bradway/We know your son is okay/Oh Mr. Bradway/Did you steal from the gays?“

With all apologies to Ozzy Osbourne for that butchering…

It seems that the greedy the rapacious Michael Bradway wasn’t content with convincing everybody that his son had cystic fibrosis in order to profit off of the sympathy. Now Bradway, of Cornwall, Connecticut, has […]

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September 22nd, 2006

Father Fakes Son’s Cystic Fibrosis for Nearly Five Years

Here’s an unbelievable tale from hot tipper Rebecca. I relayed this story to my wife, who kept screwing up her face in disbelief. Let’s see if you share her frustration. According to The Associated Press, Michael Bradway of Cornwall, Connecticut has been arrested on charges that he manufactured doctors’ bills, lied to school officials, and […]

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September 20th, 2005

Mom Accused Of Claiming She’s A Katrina Victim

Michigan, as it turns out, suffered very little damage from Hurricane Katrina. This came as a surprise to Kim Horn, who received a house, cash, and other goods after reporting to charities that she was a victim of Katrina. Turns out Ms. Horn and her 6 year old daughter moved to Mason, Michigan […]

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September 20th, 2005

Richard Hatch evading taxes instead of clothing?

Survivor winner Richard Hatch plead not guilty on Monday to tax evasion and other charges, including mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Hatch has been accused of failing to pay income taxes on his Survivor winnings and $355,000 of other income. He is also accused of “misusing $36,500 from a nonprofit […]

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September 18th, 2005

Parents Steal Child’s Identity

Holy flirting snit. I’m having a hard time believing that this advice column letter in the Los Angeles Times is real. Writing to Money Talk editor Liz Pulliam Weston, a concerned reader wants to know what to do about her credit rating, which was shot to hell after her parents opened up a credit card […]

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