Online fundraising website GoFundMe says that it has returned over $400,000 in donations after a New Jersey couple, Mark D’Amico and Kate McClure, were accused of creating a false campaign along with Johnny Bobbitt Jr., a Marine veteran.
The filing alleged that the three wrote a fictitious story in order trick people into making donations, saying that Bobbit was a homeless veteran who gave his last $20 to help McClure when her car ran out of gas.
The story went viral, and the couple raised over $402,000 from 14,000 people through GoFundMe. Bobbitt went on to accuse D’Amico and McClure of withholding the funds from him and using them as a “personal piggy bank” to bankroll a fancy car and luxury vacations.
“All donors who contributed to this GoFundMe campaign have been fully refunded,” said GoFundMe spokesperson Bobby Whithorne, adding that GoFundMe was assisting law enforcement and working to recover the withdrawn funds.
Read more at The Hill.
{Matzav.com}
