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JOHN IANNONE 08/2003 |
JOHN IANNONE HAS BEEN SENTENCED!! On Friday, 19 June 1998, Iannone was sentenced to 46 months in prison Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Letters from victims reveal betrayal by con man Donna McCurdy's first impression of the sad-eyed stranger she met in February 1994 was how much he cared for a blind puppy. The man explained that the puppy's name, Lakota, came from the Lakota Sioux Indian tribe that had adopted the stranger as one of their own, she said. Invitations for coffee and pie followed. And before long McCurdy and her husband had adopted the stranger as a friend, falling into a web of meticulous lies that would eventually cost the McCurdys $80,000 of their retirement savings. . . . By all accounts, John Michael Iannone Jr., 53, was indeed extraordinary. What he did best, according to federal prosecutors and investors, was steal money by cashing in on the confidence of his victims..... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Man convicted of fraud lists accomplishments to judge at sentencing TRIBUNE-REVIEW The author dedicated his manuscript to his late daughter, Little Princess Morning Flower. Proceeds from sale of the story collection were to finance scholarships for American Indian children, according to a four-page list of civic work convicted confidence man John M. Iannone Jr. asked U.S. District Judge Robert J. Cindrich to consider before handing down a sentence. In dedicating his manuscript of children's stories, Iannone wrote: "After my family was killed in a car crash, I decided to share these stories with other children, hoping they would get as much out of them as did my children, and to dedicate them to the memory of my children, especially the youngest one." [One can't help but wonder how his family, and especially his youngest daughter, feels and have sympathy for them.] Iannone, who often bragged about his military valor in Vietnam, never served in the military, police said. He claimed membership in at least two veterans' organizations: secretary of the Veterans Foundation of America, which is based in Columbia, Mo., and board member of the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program in Pittsburgh. In fact, he was not a member of either organization, according to officials from each group..... Many thanks to Clancy O'Dowd for providing these articles to our source: http://www.dallas.net/ THE STATE MAN LEAVES TRAIL OF FRAUD VIETNAM WAR HERO HE ISN'T; SECRET SPY HE ISN'T; MISSING HE IS Thursday, March 3, 1994 Section: LIVING Page: 2D By MICHAEL E. RUANE, Knight-Ridder Newspapers To a lawyer, John M. Iannone wrote that he was going on his final secret mission, the one he feared he would not survive. To his wife and three children, he sent Vietnam mementos and tape-recorded messages of farewell that were received via Federal Express the morning after he vanished. To a pal in Virginia, an old 'Nam vet he knew would understand, he wrote cryptically that the enemy was "in the wire, buddy, and I'm down to my last magazine" of ammunition. Iannone, possessor of a Medal of Honor, a Silver Star and the credentials of one of the finest soldiers ever in uniform, seemed to hope people would accept that he was serving his country one last, heroic time.... PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER FAKING A DEATH AND A LIFE? A PUZZLING TRAIL: DID A WAR HERO FAKE HIS DEATH, AND LIFE? Sunday, February 20, 1994 Section: LOCAL Page: A01 By Michael E. Ruane, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER To a lawyer, John M. Iannone wrote that he was going on his final secret mission, the one he feared he would not survive. To his wife and three children, he sent Vietnam mementos and tape-recorded messages of farewell that were received via Federal Express the morning after he vanished. To a pal in Virginia, an old Nam vet he knew would understand, he wrote cryptically that the enemy was "in the wire, buddy, and I'm down to my last magazine" of ammunition. Iannone, possessor of a Medal of Honor, a Silver Star and the credentials of one of the finest soldiers ever in uniform, seemed to hope people would accept that he was serving his country one last, heroic time.... THE WICHITA EAGLE NOTES INDICATE EXECUTIVE FLED Monday, February 7, 1994 Section: CITY AND STATE,age: 3C PITTSBURGH, Pa. New clues have developed in the unsolved disappearance of an oil executive accused of defrauding a Pennsylvania couple of $34,000 in a Kansas oil venture. John Iannone, 51, was last seen by his family Jan. 11 as he left his suburban Pittsburgh house, supposedly to fly to Houston for a business meeting. He canceled his flight reservation, and authorities later found his van in a parking lot at Pittsburgh International Airport. Police do not suspect foul play in the disappearance and have handed over information they have gathered to the FBI, which is investigating Iannone's business dealings..... |
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