A 9-year-old Kentucky girl reportedly died last Tuesday when the handle of her bicycle severed a major artery. Larue County Sheriff Russell McCoy said Charlene Sipes died after crashing her bicycle into a curb near her Hodgenville home. Investigators said Sipes severed her artery as she fell to the ground, according to WLKY. The Louisville …
A woman and a homeless man whose feel-good holiday story garnered $400,000 on GoFundMe before it was exposed as a scam pleaded guilty to various federal charges Wednesday in a New Jersey court. Katelyn McClure, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud while Johnny Bobbitt Jr., 36, confessed to conspiring to commit money laundering …
Johnny Bobbitt, the homeless man accused of conspiring with a couple in a GoFundMe scam that raked in nearly half a million dollars, was reportedly rearrested Wednesday in Philadelphia for failing to appear in a New Jersey Court. According to the New York Daily News, a warrant was issued for Bobbitt, 35, Tuesday after didn’t …
The New Jersey man accused of spending away homeless man Johnny Bobbitt’s $400,000 GoFundMe donation was reportedly arrested Monday night for an unpaid traffic ticket. WCAU reported that Mark D’Amico, 39, was taken into custody in Burlington County in connection with an October 2017 traffic stop during which he was found to driving with a …
Police in New Jersey have executed a search warrant at the home of the couple accused of spending $400,000 in GoFundMe donations intended for a homeless man who used his last $20 to get gas for the stranded woman. According to the Burlington County Times, police and detectives searched Kate McClure’s and Mark D’Amico’s Bordentown home …
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for GoFundMe announced that the company gave homeless veteran, Johnny Bobbitt, $20,000 to assist him during the investigation of a couple who allegedly kept donation money meant for him to themselves. Nj.com reports that GoFundMe put $20,000 Bobbitt’s bank account “to provide assistance during the investigation” of Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico, a …
The lawyer representing a homeless man who gave his last $20 to a couple stranded on a Pennsylvania interstate last year says there is no money left from a GoFundMe account the pair created to help the Good Samaritan. ABC6 reports that Chris Fallon, lawyer for Johnny Bobbitt, received a call this morning from the attorneys …
A Medford, New Jersey, man who started a GoFundMe for his German Shepherd’s veterinary bills is accused of causing the injuries that ultimately led to the puppy’s death. According to NJ.com, Reid M. Herjo, 24, is accused of collecting more than $14,000 for his dog Atlas’ recovery from a hit-and-run ATV accident when he actually had beat …
“Our friend and fellow crime fighter, death scene investigator Joseph Scott Morgan and his family have been left homeless after a tornado ripped through and destroyed their home this past week. He is our friend and he needs us now. Please help if you can.” –Nancy Grace Crime scene investigator Joseph Scott Morgan regularly volunteers …
“If you think you’re going to scam people during this tragedy, you’re not.”
California authorities those wanting to donate to the 13 children rescued from the alleged “House of Horrors” that any GoFundMe accounts set up to take donations for the family are scams. ABC7 reports that California Child Protective Services received over a thousand calls from people wanting to help the 13 Turpin siblings who were removed from …
A homeless veteran who recently received over $378,000 in donations after giving a stranded woman his last $20 for gas money said he will return the favor and help out others in need. Marine Corps veteran Johnny Bobbitt, 34, appeared on Good Morning America on Sunday morning with the woman he assisted, Kate McClure, 27. The pair …
