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Couple, homeless man charged in charitable scam

<p>A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday.</p>

News 12 Staff

Nov 15, 2018, 7:06 AM

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