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Homeless couple conspired to cheat GoFundMe funds
A New Jersey couple and a homeless Philadelphia man who were once the symbol of generosity in difficult times would have conspired with each other to invent a false story to win GoFundMe donations. They will face charges.
The New Jersey woman involved in the so-called GoFundMe scandal claims to have been "created" by her former boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, and the SDF, Johnny Bobbitt.
"Mr. Amico and Mr. Bobbitt have installed me, "said Kate McClure, who would no longer attend Amico, through her lawyer on Friday.
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"Mr. D'Amico knew that I was a very kind and naive person," added McClure. D'Amico took the opportunity. "
McClure, 28, and D'Amico, 39, said in a viral message on GoFundMe in 2017 that Bobbitt, a homeless person, gave his last 20 dollars to McClure so he could get gas while she was stuck in Philadelphia last November. To thank him, McClure and D'Amico have created a GoFundMe account to raise funds for Bobbitt. About 14,000 people donated to the campaign, which brought in more than $ 400,000 in total.
But earlier this week, a New Jersey attorney – who said that an investigation had been opened after Bobbitt had asserted that he was not receiving the money that had been collected on his behalf and later sued the couple – – said that this story of well-being was a complete lie. .
"The whole campaign was based on a lie," said Burlington County Attorney Scott Coffina. "It was fictitious and illegal, and there are consequences."
McClure did not run out of gas and Bobbitt did not see him in trouble and did not give him any money, said Coffina.
The investigators said that the three people had deliberately prevented donors from obtaining information "that would affect their judgment regarding the contribution sought for this fundraising event," NBC reported.
Now, McClure, D'Amico and the homeless face charges for allegedly inventing the false story that led to a profit of $ 400,000.
Bobbitt, 35, was arrested Wednesday night by US marshals in Philadelphia and remained in custody on Thursday, in custody and on bail of $ 50,000. D & # 39; Amico and McClure surrendered to the authorities Wednesday night and were released.
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All were charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception. The charges are punishable by imprisonment ranging from 5 to 10 years.
Jennifer Earl, Amy Lieu and the Associated Press of Fox News contributed to this report.
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