Burlington County officials say Burlington Township resident Katelyn McClure, 32, her boyfriend Mark D’Amico and Johnny Bobbitt scammed donors out of more than $400,000.
Bobbitt was admitted to a court-ordered addiction recovery program.
According to officials, at the time of the campaign, created in November 2017, it was the largest fraud perpetrated through crowdfunding. GoFundMe voluntarily reimbursed donors.Authorities said within a few months of the campaign’s creation, all of the money raised was spent. Bobbitt alleged he only received $75,000 of the $400,000, and he took civil action against McClure and D’Amico.
"This sentencing brings to a close a case that defrauded more than 14,000 people whose decency and compassion for others elicited a tremendously heartwarming response to assist someone they believed was truly in need," Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L.Bradshaw said.
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