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New Jersey man pleads guilty in GoFundMe scam involving Marine veteran
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Friday to a state charge stemming from a scheme that raked in more than $400,000 in online donations with a phony story about a homeless man helping a stranded woman.
GoFundMe to refund $20 million raised by Purple Heart Air Force veteran for Trump’s border wall
A GoFundMe campaign to raise $1 billion for President Donald Trump’s wall on the southern U.S. border must refund the more than $20 million it has raised so far, after the campaign changed the way it intends to use the donations.
By Kyle Rempfer
Homeless Marine veteran in $400,000 GoFundMe scam arrested after missing court
Johnny Bobbitt was due in a New Jersey court Tuesday.
GoFundMe says donors in homeless Marine veteran alleged scam refunded
Burlington County prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint that the feel-good story about Bobbitt giving McClure his last $20 when her car ran out of gas was concocted.
Triple-amputee veteran’s GoFundMe to pay for Trump’s border wall has raised over $5 million in 3 days
Donations continue pouring in for a fundraiser that has gone viral.
By Jon Simkins
Woman in alleged homeless Marine veteran scam duped by boyfriend, says attorney
A woman charged with scamming GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 with a fake story about a homeless veteran was duped by her former boyfriend and genuinely thought she was helping the man, her attorney said Monday.
Was a $400,000 GoFundMe for a Good Samaritan homeless Marine vet a giant scam?
The three have been charged with conspiracy and theft by deception.
By Shawn Snow
Police raid home of couple who raised $400K for homeless Marine veteran
Police raided a New Jersey couple’s home and hauled away a new BMW on Thursday after a homeless man accused them of helping themselves to some of the $400,000 in online donations they supposedly raised to help him start a new life.
Lawyer for homeless Marine veteran says $400K in donations is all gone
The lawyer for a homeless man in Philadelphia whose selflessness led to donations of over $400000 through an online fundraising page said Tuesday that all the money is gone.
GoFundMe Marine veteran is homeless (again), claiming couple won’t give him his money
A story that should have ended happily has now turned into a raging battle between lawyers and investigations of the possible mismanagement of funds.
By Neil Fotre
Former National Guard member Tim Johnson returns to UFC octagon Saturday night in Brazil
He deployed to Kuwait in uniform. He's on his fourth overseas trip with the UFC.
By Kevin Lilley