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Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ gets probation in GoFundMe scam

Unread postby SlapHappy » Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:28 pm

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Homeless veteran accused in GoFundMe scam is in Burlington County jail

IAN BUSH
JANUARY 28, 2019 - 6:51 PM
Johnny Bobbitt
Burlington County Prosecutor's Office


MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — The homeless veteran accused of conspiring with a South Jersey couple on a GoFundMe scam is in jail in Burlington County.

Johnny Bobbitt was transferred Monday from Philadelphia to Mount Holly, where he faced a Superior Court judge. The prosecutor's office says the 35-year-old was ordered held on a bench warrant issued earlier this month after he skipped out on a hearing.

RELATED: Johnny Bobbitt back in custody after judge issues arrest warrant

Bobbitt is scheduled to appear in Drug Court on Feb. 22.

He, along with Mark D'Amico and Katelyn McClure, are charged with fraud in what prosecutors say was a fabricated feel-good story.

More than $400,000 in donations poured in after the couple claimed Bobbitt gave his last $20 to help McClure when she was stranded in Philadelphia.

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Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ gets probation in GoFundMe scam

Unread postby SlapHappy » Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:50 pm

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Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ gets probation in GoFundMe scam
BY DAVID PORTER ASSOCIATED PRESS
APRIL 12, 2019 12:21 PM, UPDATED 26 MINUTES AGO


FILE- In this March 8, 2019 file photo, Johnny Bobbitt, left, looks on as his attorney John Keesler and Assistant Prosecutor Andrew McDonnell, right, talk while appearing before Superior Court Judge Christopher Garrenger at the Burlington County Courthouse in Mount Holly, N.J. Bobbitt, who pleaded guilty to taking part in a $400,000 GoFundMe scam with a New Jersey couple, will face sentencing on Friday, April 12.
FILE- In this March 8, 2019 file photo, Johnny Bobbitt, left, looks on as his attorney John Keesler and Assistant Prosecutor Andrew McDonnell, right, talk while appearing before Superior Court Judge Christopher Garrenger at the Burlington County Courthouse in Mount Holly, N.J. Bobbitt, who pleaded guilty to taking part in a $400,000 GoFundMe scam with a New Jersey couple, will face sentencing on Friday, April 12. THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER VIA AP ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.


The homeless veteran who admitted to conspiring with a New Jersey couple in a GoFundMe scam that raised more than $400,000 was sentenced Friday to five years' probation.

Johnny Bobbitt pleaded guilty last month in state court to conspiracy to commit theft by deception. Conditions of his sentence include inpatient drug treatment and cooperation with prosecutors against his co-defendants. If he violates those conditions, he will be sentenced to five years in prison with no possibility of parole for at least 18 months.

Bobbitt made no statement in court.

Prosecutors contend Bobbitt, Katelyn McClure and McClure's then-boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, made up a story in 2017 about Bobbitt giving $20 to help McClure when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia.

The trio gained widespread recognition, and more than 14,000 donors contributed through GoFundMe, ostensibly to help Bobbitt. But it was all a scam, Burlington County prosecutors said, intended to enrich the three co-conspirators.

GoFundMe has said it refunded the donations.

Authorities began investigating last year after Bobbitt sued the couple for allegedly not giving him the money.

The couple claimed the cash would be donated to Bobbitt, but New Jersey authorities said the three split the money and spent lavishly, including on a BMW, designer bags, and trips to Las Vegas and elsewhere.

In addition to his state plea, Bobbitt pleaded guilty last month to a federal money laundering conspiracy charge. McClure pleaded guilty to one federal count of wire fraud conspiracy. No sentencing date has been set for either person on those federal charges.

D'Amico doesn't face any federal charges. He and McClure were charged last fall in state court with theft and conspiracy but have yet to be indicted by a grand jury.

D'Amico has denied wrongdoing.
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