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SantaCon organizer Stefan Pildes arraigned on wire fraud charges #shorts
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0:27Now PlayingHe’s on the naughty list!
The founder of the Christmas season bar crawl SantaCon is accused of swiping more than a million dollars earmarked for charity and spending it on his opulent lifestyle.
Stefan Pildes, 50, allegedly put the “con” in SantaCon by blowing the dough on luxury vacations to Hawaii, Colorado and Las Vegas, along with extravagant Michelin star meals and a high-end car, according to a federal indictment.
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