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Bad Santa: SantaCon Organizer Stole Christmas, Spent $1.3M ‘Charity’ Cash On Lux Life, Feds Say

The organizer behind SantaCon stole more than $1 million meant for charity and spent it on lavish personal vacations, luxury properties, and a Michelin-star meal, federal authoriti...

A New York City SantaCon Organizer Has Been Arrested for Alleged Wire Fraud

The FBI and federal prosecutors in New York announced Wednesday morning that they have arrested Stefan Pildes, 50, one of the organizers of New York City’s Santacon, an infamous an...

SantaCon Founder On The Naughty List! Accused Of Stealing More Than $1 Million From Charity & MORE!

Ho ho holy s**t! New York City’s SantaCon founder just secured his place on the naughty list! Stefan Pildes has found himself in some deep legal trouble! If you’ve managed to never...

VIOLENT NIGHT 2 Footage Unveiled at CinemaCon and Kristen Bell’s Mrs. Claus Joins the Chaos

Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real

Ever wondered what it takes to be a professional Santa Claus? Well, it takes more than a white beard and a little... The post Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real first appeared on...

SantaCon Leader Ran His Own $1 Million Con Game, U.S. Says

Stefan Pildes “siphoned” more than half of the money donated over five years for the outing, a raucous New York City bar crawl promoted as a charitable event, prosecutors said.

Christmas grift: NYC SantaCon founder allegedly stole charity cash to fund luxe lifestyle

Yearly rowdy revelers got Santa-conned into funding a greedy Grinch. The popular SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with thousands of inebriated young people...

SantaCon organizer is a grinch who stole $1 million, Justice Department alleges

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The organizer of SantaCon, an annual bar crawl where attendees dress up as Santa Claus, was arrested and charged with stealing more than $1 m...

SantaCon organizer is a grinch who stole $1 million, Justice Department alleges

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The organizer of SantaCon, an annual bar crawl where attendees dress up as Santa Claus, was arrested and charged with stealing more than $1 m...

SantaCon organizer is a grinch who stole $1 million, Justice Department alleges

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The organizer of SantaCon, an annual bar crawl where attendees dress up as Santa Claus, was arrested and charged with stealing more than $1 m...

NYC SantaCon Organizer Accused of Diverting $1 Million In Donations to Personal Account

When SF’s organizers disavowed SantaCon in 2014 due to the chaos it brought the city every Christmas, one of the event’s organizers in NYC leaned into the chaos by forming a charit...

SantaCon founder ‘splashed charity donations’ in Las Vegas and luxury homes

He's on the naughty list

Call Him Judge Ho Ho Ho

A nice little Christmas present for the lawyers + "You should be spending time with family and friends over the holidays."

Obviously SantaCon Was a Scam

Stefan Pildes, who organized the annual drunken bar crawl for seven years, was arrested on Wednesday on federal wire-fraud charges.

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con

The man behind New York's annual SantaCon, a festive sea of red suits, public intoxication, and supposed charity, has been charged with wire fraud after prosecutors say he siphoned...

Travel Tuesday: Book A Meet & Greet With Santa Claus In 2028

As gays, we love a good pole. Especially one that points north.  Also, we love to cruise.  Especially with a couple hundred men.  So, direct to the top of our wish list goes VACAYA...

SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con

The man behind New York's annual SantaCon, a festive sea of red suits, public intoxication, and supposed charity, has been charged with wire fraud after prosecutors say he siphoned...

SantaCon organizer arrested as the feds label popular holiday event a ‘con’

Federal authorities say he donated only a small fraction of the $2.7 million he raised through SantaCon charity events

On This Day in 1985, We Said Goodbye to the Man Who Gave Us One of the Best-Selling Christmas Tunes Ever

J. Fred Coots, the man who gave us "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", died on April 8, 1985, at age 87 in New York City. The post On This Day...

The secret diary of .. Christopher Luxon

So SantaCon Was a Con?

The organizer of the Christmas bar crawl was indicted for allegedly diverting proceeds from charity to pay for luxury vacations and home renovations.

Founder of NYC SantaCon fundraiser charged with stealing charity funds for personal use

Yearly rowdy revelers got Santa-conned into funding a greedy Grinch. The popular SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with thousands of inebriated young people...

NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say

Officials say charity fundraiser that flooded New York with drunk people in Santa costumes every Christmas was a conA SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with ine...

SantaCon Founder Arrested: Feds Allege He Siphoned Charity Funds From Maligned Bar Crawl

An annual tradition becomes less merry and bright after fraud charges.