Homeless Man and New Jersey Couple Charged in GoFundMe Scam: 'It Was Predicated on a Lie'

[lunarprancer]

CHAR ADAMS
November 15, 2018 02:44 PM
A homeless man living in Philadelphia and a New Jersey couple have been charged for allegedly working together to concoct a scam that led to over $400,000 in GoFundMe donations.

Johnny Bobbitt, Kate McClure, 28, and her boyfriend Mark D’Amico, 39, have been officially charged by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, according to FOX29. All three are facing second-degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception.

McClure and D’Amico surrendered to police Wednesday but have since been released. Bobbit remains in custody in Philadelphia.

The prosecutor’s office announced the criminal charges against the trio during a news conference on Thursday, with county prosecutor Scott Coffina telling reporters that the entire story “was predicated on a lie.”



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[lunarprancer]

[TheQueenOfEverything]

well that is not how i expected that to turn out

[Billie.jeens]

What began as a feel-good story eventually turned into a criminal investigation after Bobbitt, a 35-year-old vet, accused McClure and D’Amico of spending the more than $400,000 they raised for him on GoFundMe on lavish vacations and a new BMW.



That was the last that I had heard previously -

Which makes no sense now.

[Lexy]

I've never donated to a GoFundMe and I never will. If I know someone in need of money, I donate it directly to them.

[Deleted User 276]

This makes me sad. There are some people that truly need and deserve funds solicited on GoFundMe and stories like this shy people away from the site. That being said, I generally only donate to those people and organizations within our community.

[TheQueenOfEverything]

My guess is that the rest of the story is pretty accurate, just with the twist that he was in on the hustle. Probably they didn’t give him as much of a cut as he was supposed to get so he went after them under the original pretense and when cops got involved it blew the whole thing up.

What began as a feel-good story eventually turned into a criminal investigation after Bobbitt, a 35-year-old vet, accused McClure and D’Amico of spending the more than $400,000 they raised for him on GoFundMe on lavish vacations and a new BMW.



That was the last that I had heard previously -

Which makes no sense now.

[Pjmm]

Well that escalated...

[lunarprancer]

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