New Jersey alleged ringleader in viral $400K GoFundMe scam for homeless veteran sentenced to 5 years
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Mark D’Amico was sentenced on state charges stemming from a $400,000 GoFundMe scam presented as benefitting a homeless veteran who helped his then girlfriend when she ran out of gas.
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Prosecutors said at the time that the three had met previously and cooked up the scheme to make money.
The story was quickly picked up by news outlets around the country, and they conducted newspaper and television interviews and solicited donations, ostensibly to help Bobbitt, through a GoFundMe campaign they named "Paying It Forward."
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