 After a two-year search, the man known as "Bobby Thompson" was arrested on 30 April 2012 in Portland, Oregon.He pleaded not guilty to 22 charges related to the alleged scam, but initially refused to provide his identity, instead signing his name with an "X".In October 2012, authorities announced that they believed "Thompson" was really John Donald Cody, a 67-year-old former Army intelligence officer.