The Huffington Post By David Moye
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If you meet Gary Thompson on the streets, you might feel sorry because he seems to be physically and mentally disabled.
Once you find out his secret, you’re more likely to feel rage.
Thompson is known in Kentucky and Ohio as the “bogus beggar.” He spends his days pretending to be a mentally disabled man in a wheelchair named Gary Davis.
Preying on the kindness of strangers, Thompson claims to make $100,000 a year by panhandling.
Some of that money may be made with a side business of selling white pills or rocks,according to WAVE-TV.
Thompson reportedly has a degree in speech pathology and the ability to sound like a mentally challenged person.
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