Johnny Bobbitt, homeless veteran involved in the GoFundMe program, sentenced to 5 years probation

Johnny Bobbitt, who concocted a beautiful story with a woman and her boyfriend to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a GoFundMe campaign, was sentenced to five years of probation.

One of the conditions of the probation sentence, which was pronounced Friday in a New Jersey court, provides that he participates in a drug treatment program and cooperates with prosecutors in their pursuit against his accomplices , according to ABC WABC.

If probation is violated, however, he will be sentenced to five years in prison, reports WABC.

The veteran pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiracy to commit theft by deception. Bobbitt will face a separate federal award at a later date for a money-laundering conspiracy charge, for which he also pleaded guilty in March.

As part of the agreement reached in the case, Bobbitt was accepted into a drug treatment program and could be sentenced to five years of probation, according to The Associated Press.

Bobbitt, 36, allegedly conspired with Katelyn McClure and his then-boyfriend, Mark D 'Amico, in 2017, to create a page on the GoFundMe website detailing Bobbitt's behavior as "Good Samaritan" ". gasoline along the highway.

The website stated that the funds paid would be used to take Bobbitt out of the street and provide him with living expenses. The New Jersey couple has set a goal of $ 10,000.

But in truth, McClure's entire story was false and Bobbitt never spent "his last $ 20" to help McClure, prosecutors said.

Instead, McClure and D'Amico allegedly conspired to create the false story, authorities said. After the story became viral, about $ 400,000 was given by more than 14,000 donors in just a few weeks, officials said.

Bobbitt was informed of the project in mid-November 2017, when donations reached about $ 1,500, officials said. The following month, McClure and D'Amico deposited $ 25,000 of the proceeds on Bobbitt's account, authorities said.

While all the money was supposed to help Bobbitt, prosecutors said the majority of the donated funds would have been spent very quickly by Amico and McClure for personal expenses, including the purchase of money. a BMW, expensive handbags, holidays and other personal items.

Their story inspired thousands of people, but things started to go wrong when Bobbitt accused McClure and D'Amico of putting him out of the money, triggering an investigation.

McClure, 28, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in March and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine. His sentence is scheduled for June 19th.

Meghan Keneally, of ABC News, contributed to this report.