A popular SantaCon charity fundraiser that floods New York City with thousands of inebriated young people in red and white Santa costumes every holiday season was true to its name: a con, federal ...

The federal judge presiding over the fraud case against the organizer of New York City's SantaCon bar crawl made it clear at the defendant's first appearance before her that she's not a fan of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The man who runs New York City’s infamous SantaCon bar crawl, Stefan Pildes, has been arrested and charged with one count of wire ...

Federal prosecutors arrested the organizer of New York City's controversial SantaCon bar crawl Wednesday after they say he allegedly kept a lot of the holiday joy for himself. Stefan Pildes, 50, is ...

SantaCon's lead organizer has been accused by federal prosecutors and the FBI of pocketing money from the charity fundraiser ...

The Santa Claus-clad patrons paid for tickets and were told their money was going to various New York charity efforts. The 2025 beneficiaries are alleged to include City Harvest, the City Parks ...

US investigators charged a man Wednesday for allegedly stealing over $1 million from a popular Santa Claus-themed charity bar crawl, prosecutors said. Stefan Pildes, head of SantaCon, embezzled more ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested Stefan Pildes, the organizer of SantaCon, a popular charity fundraiser in New York City known for attracting thousands of revelers in holiday attire.