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How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald's Monopoly Game and Stole Millions (thedailybeast.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: In August 22, 2001, Jerome Jacobson, director of security for a subcontracting company called Simon Marketing, was arrested along with eight co-conspirators for orchestrating a massive scheme to defraud McDonald's Monopoly promotion out of more than $24 million. Jeff Maysh of The Daily Beast tells the inside story in 8,800 words. Between 1989 and 2001, "Uncle Jerry" used his position as the head of the McDonald's Monopoly account to steal winning "pieces" worth between $10,000 and $1 million. He proceeded to gift the pieces to family members and a growing network of associates -- which included "mobsters, psychics, strip club owners, convicts, drug traffickers, and even a family of Mormons" -- in exchange for a cut of the laundered winnings. A former police officer known for his attention to detail, Jacobson was personally responsible for overseeing the printing of paper game pieces, cutting out the winning tickets, and transporting them to McDonald's packaging factories throughout the country. Read the full story here.
Jerome
oh.
I'm not going to weep for a company that treats its workers like crap and serves toxic, chemical-laden obesogenic "food". Frankly, I'd rather the mob and crooked cops have the money than Mickey Dee's keep it...
I always wondered why the best pieces were never found.
I find myself wondering why this article is considered "news". Is there anything new here? This happened 18 years ago. What am I missing?
Whenever I see such an idiotic post I immediately think 'PopeRatzo'
who read it as "and even a family of Morons"
am I?
What is the relevance of him being an ex-cop? More liberal cop hating?
WOW.
Such news for nerds! Man does job like African..
Die piggie cocksucker. Soon.
Choking on that authoritarian cock BIGLY jammed down your throat. Soon.
He proceeded to gift the pieces to family members and a growing network of associates -- which included "mobsters, ... strip club owners, ..."
Baa daa bop bah bada bing - they're lovin' it.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Saying that he "rigged" the game makes the scheme sound more clever than it was. He simply stole the winning tickets.
Trolls will be trolls..
A family of Mormons, not a family of morons.
#DeleteFacebook
>> Jeff Maysh of The Daily Beast tells the inside story in 8,800 words.
Um...the summary repeated this 17-year-old news in a lot fewer words than that. In other words, you suck, Jeff Maysh.
>> In August 22, 2001
Still, this is Slashdot, so you can't expect fully literate editors.
"A family of Mormons, not a family of morons."
It's the angel Moroni, not the angel Mormoni...
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
They knew who had the winning game pieces.
I mean, you'd have to be psychic to know that the winning pieces weren't at McDonald's but at an ex-cops house.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised that this meets Slashdot's definition of news.
"He proceeded to gift the pieces to family members and a growing network of associates [...] in exchange for a cut of the laundered winnings."
Exchanging something for money is usually not called gifting but selling. He sold the loot.
same difference...
He's too sleazy for them?
Don't be silly, the mob would never want to be associated with Trump.
Actually Trump had a lot of ties with the mob in the 60's and 70's.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Not condoning the behavior, but if he wouldn't have been so greedy, he may not have got caught. That's what usually catches the blatant thieves and launderers - they get greedy.
Mormons are a despicable people, why is this a surprise.
Criminals without pics or descriptions are invariably non-whites. It's too late, the goyim know.
They have finally unmasked the hamburglar
I just assumed they were rigged and it turns out, I was right. Fucking assholes. We really should go back to cutting thieves hands off.
same thing. pests.
super-applicable captcha: "incest"
Cops made the best criminels.
Since McDonald's lured customers to purchase their products with the promise of prizes, to the extent that the prizes weren't there do they owe the customers?
same thing. pests.
super-applicable captcha: "incest"
Is it time to invoke No True Scotsman?
Joseph Smith Jr founded The Church of Christ 6 April 1830; he later renamed it to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After he was killed his followers broke into splinter groups. The largest group followed Brigham Young to what is now Utah and retained the name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are more than 150 sects which claim Joseph Smith Jr as their founder. The LDS Church wants to distance itself from the splinter groups (which includes polygamous sects), and thus asks the media to use the term "Mormon" when referring to the LDS Church with HQ in SLC, Utah. In 1890 the LDS Church officially declared it would not sanction new polygamous marriages.
Even when polygamy was practiced, incest was forbidden. In some instances two sisters shared the same husband, but that does not count as incest
When we look at the kinds of crimes that McDonald's perpetrates against like sub-poverty line wages, terrible quality food, and mistreatment of livestock that go into the food process, my hat is off to the ex-cop. Fuck McDonald's! Feel free to label this as troll or flamebait but I am sick of the wealthy and the elite beating people up in the name of crony capitalism. I personally would like to give this ex-cop a high five.
Did someone just really rehash a story from nearly 20 years ago.... talk about a slow news day.
You gotta give the Mormons credit. Revising their divinely revealed teachings in response to a US federal government threat.
Most other religions would be afraid their followers would get suspicious.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
Inquiring Minds Want To Know!
Seriously though, does anyone have any more current info on this little scheme? I certainly haven't heard anything about this before, but I'm old, and may not remember this being news at the time.
collect $200.
Not exactly. DT tried to cozy up to the mafia but they never wanted anything to do with him. When Trump was trying to build his casinos in Atlantic City he had to get permission from the mob because they controlled the permits. The mob refused to deal with Donald so his dad Fred had to go in and negotiate on his behalf while DT sat waiting in the car.
LDS Mormonism begins teaching about the infallibility of its leadership to children as early as age 3. This is why you have entire generations of Mormons who don't dare question what the leadership says or does. They're taught that to question is tantamount to forfeiting their eternal salvation. It's a fundamental cult tactic.
Any time the church gets enough negative press on an issue it changes its stance. It is first and foremost a for-profit corporation after all. Black people couldn't hold priesthood or attend temple (the pinnacle of LDS worship) before 1978. They changed their divinely inspired stance amidst social pressure. There are allegations that the BYU football program was being negatively affected. It happened before and it will happen again.
Another issue right now is LDS children being required to answer sexual questions with clergy, alone, behind closed doors. There's a man waging a hunger strike right now to draw attention to the LDS church's harmful shaming and grooming practices. So far the infallible leadership has not deigned to meet with him.
This isn't news.
Google it, set the date as any period of time which doesn't include this week, and you find articles from YEARS AGO.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Jerome+Jacobson+monopoly&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A7%2F29%2F2001%2Ccd_max%3A7%2F1%2F2018
Why are you posting old stories as if they are "new"s?
You gotta give the Mormons credit. Revising their divinely revealed teachings in response to a US federal government threat.
Most other religions would be afraid their followers would get suspicious.
Firstly, the LDS Church did not revise divinely revealed teachings. Why have a living Prophet and open canon if nothing ever changes;) Regardless, the teachings regarding polygamy did not change. Ever since the Book of Mormon was published and the Church formally established (1830) it was taught that polygamy is an abomination unless required by the Lord. Orson Pratt recorded that Joseph Smith started teaching polygamy in 1831, but the time to practice it had not yet come. In 1835, the Church declared "Inasmuch as this Church of Christ has been reproached with the crime of fornication and polygamy, we declare that we believe that one man should have one wife, and one woman but one husband, except in the case of death, when either is at liberty to marry again. (1835 Edition of D&C 101:4). It was not until 1843 when Joseph Smith Jr received a revelation indicating he should practice polygamy.
Responding to a US federal government threat would have meant stopping polygamy a lot earlier than 1890. The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 made polygamy illegal. Other acts ( Poland Act of 1874, Edmunds Act of 1882, Endmunds-Tucker Act of 1887) didn't cause the Church to stop practicing polygamy. Even after the Manifesto of 1890 (Official Declaration 1 in the Pearl of Great Price) men continued to cohabit with existing wives. The Second Manifesto (1905) clarified that anyone entering into a new polygamous relationship or even performing such a marriage would be excommunicated.
Has anybody notified Vince Gilligan about this?
I was a kid during this racket, a kid who loved the time of year when monopoly came around. I've never been much for McD's food, but I got a huge kick out of peeling the stickers off of cups and fries and whatnot. Of course I never won anything more than a free medium fry, but it makes me sad to think that someone was running this scheme during the years that my adolescent self loved the promotion.
You sure are hateful pope. Have an extra downboats on me, traitor.
LDS Mormonism begins teaching about the infallibility of its leadership to children as early as age 3. This is why you have entire generations of Mormons who don't dare question what the leadership says or does. They're taught that to question is tantamount to forfeiting their eternal salvation. It's a fundamental cult tactic.
That is categorically false. Catholicism teaches that the Pope is infallible, but Mormonism teaches that Jesus was the only perfect individual to live on the earth. Joseph Smith History (canonized and part of the Pearl of Great Price) was written by Joseph Smith Jr and clearly states that "I frequently fell into many foolish errors, and displayed the weakness of youth, and the foibles of human nature; which, I am sorry to say, led me into divers temptations, offensive in the sight of God. In making this confession, no one need suppose me guilty of any great or malignant sins. A disposition to commit such was never in my nature." (JSH 1:28). LDS scripture says that when leaders speak "when moved by the Holy Ghost" it shall be scripture (D&C 68). In the April 1996 General Conference Elder Dallin H Oaks (of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) wrote that Joseph Smith Jr "was mortal and therefore subject to sin and error, pain and affliction" source
Any time the church gets enough negative press on an issue it changes its stance. It is first and foremost a for-profit corporation after all.
Categorically false. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a non-profit organization as per US tax law. Please provide evidence to support your claim the Church is a for-profit organization. The Church's commercial endeavors are properly taxed and are not funded by tithing.
Black people couldn't hold priesthood or attend temple (the pinnacle of LDS worship) before 1978. They changed their divinely inspired stance amidst social pressure. There are allegations that the BYU football program was being negatively affected. It happened before and it will happen again.
This question is more nuanced than you realized. Let me quote from the Church's page on race and the priesthood
There is no official reason provided as to why Blacks were denied the Priesthood beginning in 1852 - just lots of speculation. In 1857 the US Supreme Court declared that blacks possessed "no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
Sure they did. Just because they're new profit (not a spelling mistake) is authorized by their rules to change things doesn't mean he's not changing previously 'revealed truth'.
Right on schedule, their profit gets a new revelation.
Dumb dumb dumb dumb...
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
they're new profit (not a spelling mistake) is authorized
Correct, it's a grammar mistake.
Dumb dumb dumb dumb...
Indeed.
Another issue right now is LDS children being required to answer sexual questions
Nope. The guidlines are here. See number 5 in the interview questions.
with clergy, alone, behind closed doors
Wrong again. "If a youth desires, he or she may invite a parent or another adult to be present when meeting with the bishop or one of his counselors."
There's a man waging a hunger strike right now to draw attention to the LDS church's harmful shaming and grooming practices. So far the infallible leadership has not deigned to meet with him.
Strike three! "Church leaders at every level—from Sam’s local bishop and stake president to a recent conversation with a general authority—have met with him to express love, to listen and to counsel with him."
Dumb dumb dumb dumb...
Do you really get your information about Mormonism from South Park???
Sorry, but I fail to see how my post qualifies as "troll". Couldn't you find the "-1 I don't agree but can't intelligently debate" moderation?