'Good Samaritan' homeless veteran and couple who raised $400K for him on GoFundMe arrested as heartwarming tale takes criminal twist
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Remember the story of homeless veteran Johnny Bobbit, who gave gave him last $20.00 to Kate McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, after they ran out of gas. If not, let us refresh your memory.
Since that story came out, a lot of drama unfolded in the press. Bobbitt originally filed a lawsuit against McClure and D’Amico for withholding the over $400 thousand that was raised in the GoFundMe. However, there was a SHOCKING TWIST today.
Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless veteran in 2017, as well as Kate McClure and her boyfriend Mark D’Amico, have been charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception in connection with a GoFundMe scheme that police say fraudulently raised the money on GoFundMe, according to a news release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Listen to this report from ABC News…
A New Jersey prosecutor announced today that the story that launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man was all a hoax.
The prosecutor said that they have spoken with GoFundMe, and they will be refunding ALL of the money that was donated.
Remember the story of homeless veteran Johnny Bobbit, who gave gave him last $20.00 to Kate McClure and her boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, after they ran out of gas. If not, let us refresh your memory.
Since that story came out, a lot of drama unfolded in the press. Bobbitt originally filed a lawsuit against McClure and D’Amico for withholding the over $400 thousand that was raised in the GoFundMe. However, there was a SHOCKING TWIST today.
Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless veteran in 2017, as well as Kate McClure and her boyfriend Mark D’Amico, have been charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception in connection with a GoFundMe scheme that police say fraudulently raised the money on GoFundMe, according to a news release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Listen to this report from ABC News…
A New Jersey prosecutor announced today that the story that launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man was all a hoax.
The prosecutor said that they have spoken with GoFundMe, and they will be refunding ALL of the money that was donated.