SantaCon Founder Arrested: Charity Funds Allegedly Used for Luxury NYC Lifestyle and Lavish Vacations
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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
New York NY, The man behind the world’s most famous holiday bar crawl is officially on the “naughty list.” Stefan Pildes, the founder of SantaCon, was arrested Wednesday on federal wire fraud charges. Prosecutors allege that Pildes misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for charitable organizations, using the funds instead to bankroll an extravagant personal lifestyle.
