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More than $400,000 in GoFundMe donations refunded in alleged homeless vet scam
Donations have been returned to everyone who contributed to a viral crowdfunding campaign that authorities say was based on a lie, a GoFundMe spokesman said Tuesday.
Prosecutors announced charges in November against three people who allegedly concocted a feel-good story of kindness to attract donations in October 2017. People donated more than $400,000 to the cause.
GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said Tuesday that "all donors who contributed to this GoFundMe campaign have been fully refunded" and that the organization was cooperating fully with law enforcement. Whithorne said cases of misuse "make up less than one-tenth of 1 percent" of GoFundMe campaigns.
In November, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey charged Katelyn McClure and Mark D'Amico, both of Florence, New Jersey, with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft in connection with the viral story. The man described by the couple as a homeless veteran and good Samaritan, 35-year-old Johnny Bobbitt Jr., was charged with the same crimes. The story that prompted the donations: Bobbitt supposedly gave McClure his last $20 when her car ran out of gas. About 14,000 people donated to a campaign that promised to help Bobbitt start a new life, but authorities say the money was spent on luxury items and casino trips.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 27 2018, @02:35AM (4 children)
Eth, your progress amazes me, that's truly a shitty post!!
Keep up the good job, but do take care [soylentnews.org].
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 27 2018, @03:23AM
Ya got me! I was gonna defend that post till I realized your point. I guess i shouldn't be surprised at EF, we really know so little outside his racism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 27 2018, @03:45AM (2 children)
How is it a shitty post ?
You're just another smart-mouthed faggot.
Some day someone is going to kick your teeth in for you, and maybe your rib cage too.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 27 2018, @04:49AM
Hey dumbass, the point was that EF's posts are usually beyond shitpost. Shitty is an improvement for EF! I would imagone the down modded post above yours would indicate that, but then again it required not only following the link but applying some critical thinking skills as well. Violence is the first refuge of the incompetent.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 27 2018, @11:33AM
Anecdotes and innuendo.
Non sequiturs and false equivalences.