SantaCon organizer allegedly ran actual con
Turns out the real SantaCon was the fraud we made along the way.
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 off more than half of the $2.7 million raised, treating a holiday fundraiser as a personal revenue piggy bank.
“Stefan Pildes, the president of SantaCon, allegedly pocketed ov…
