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GoFundMe refunds donations in alleged homeless man scam

GoFundMe says donations in alleged homeless scam fundraiser have been returned.

News 12 Staff

Dec 25, 2018, 5:00 PM

Updated 2,187 days ago

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GoFundMe says donations in an alleged scam fundraiser of a homeless man have been returned.
 In a statement Monday, the crowd funding site wrote that all donors were fully refunded.
People donated more than $400,000 to a campaign that hinged on a story of a homeless man who helped a stranded driver in Pennslyvania last year. Prosecutors say the story was a scam.
The homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., the supposed motorist Kate McClureand and her boyfriend, Mark D'Amico were charged with theft and conspiracy.
They have all pleaded not guilty.