Kentucky Beggar Who Fakes Having Disability Earns $100,000 A Year

A Kentucky man makes a six-figure salary by pretending to be handicapped. Gary Thompson spends his days panhandling in a wheelchair on the streets of Lexington and faking his mental and physical disabilities, LEX18 reported. After he was confronted by a group of reporters recently, the bogus beggar, who does have some difficulty walking, dropped the slurred speech and admitted that he earns $60,000 to $100,000 a year pulling at the heartstrings of passersby.