When greed gets in the way of a good scam, this is what happens.
These three had the perfect scam going until everyone wanted a bigger piece of the pie, now they are all going to jail.
The New Jersey couple who became famous for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man after he helped with their disabled car — as did the homeless man himself — will all face charges for allegedly providing a false story in order to raise money for themselves, a source familiar with the case told NBC10.
Mark D’Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt will face charges including conspiracy and theft by deception, according to the source.
A complaint obtained by NBC10 alleges that the three conspired with one another to make up a false story in order to raise more than $400,000.
The three initially gained fame in 2017. The couple claimed Bobbitt used $20 to help McClure get gas when her car ran out on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. McClure and D’Amico then launched a GoFundMe page to supposedly raise money for Bobbitt, and the page brought in over $400,000 from 14,000 contributors
Bobbitt later sued the couple over mismanagement of the funds and a judge ordered sworn statements to determine what happened to the cash, which Bobbitt’s attorney, Chris Fallon, said had disappeared.
In September, police raided the couple’s home in Florence, New Jersey, hauling away a new BMW on a flatbed truck. Badway said that all the couple’s personal and business financial statements, along with jewelry and cash, were seized in the raid.
All of them need to be in jail for a long time.
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