Let me guess.
- Charleston isn't accustomed to business fraud on such a scale;
- Parish's defenders, such as the Metro Chamber of Commerce, can't accept that they were bamboozled;
- Even though Parish was "investing" in $4000 suits and trips to Ireland, they still think he meant to make money for them;
- Parish used his religious connections (church and Baptist College--excuse me, Charleston Southern) to defraud while many others use religious connections to generate business;
- He's a white male who is non-violent;
- Bankrolling his flamboyant lifestyle was worth it for the entertainment value?
Parish's greatest asset was not his gnome collection but his air of respectability. He worked for a Baptist college, he was the toast of city officials and the chamber of commerce, he was in the newspaper. He fooled everybody in town. But really he was just a lowlife in a purple jacket, a man who would rob not only senior citizens but his own friends and neighbors.
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I have to say, I feel sad for his wife and children and ALL the families affected.
His P and C interview was ridiculous. He never knew he was breaking laws? He never meant to defraud anyone? Like the Judge said, he was still taking checks after he knew the Feds were investigating him... He's still defrauding everyone with the way he is protraying himself.
Yes, it is sad for Parish's children. His wife? How ignorant can she be?
I knew Yolanda Yoder. She was sweet, kind, and humble. I also know we don't really know anyone, but she's been a great mother to those kids - and that's what they need now, more than anything.
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