The GoFundMe campaign was meant to raise money for a homeless veteran, which quickly went viral with more than 14,000 donors contributing. 9News
The scammers netted around $531,000 after fees, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said the then-couple spent the money on a BMW, a New Year's trip to Las Vegas, gambling in casinos, Louis Vuitton handbags, and other items. Bobbitt, who received $108,000 from the fundraiser, according to prosecutors, took civil action against D'Amico and McClure and the scam soon became public.According to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, the couple first met Bobbitt at an off-ramp near a casino at least a month before the GoFundMe campaign went live.
Bobbitt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft by deception in 2019 and was sentenced to a five-year special probation period which includes drug treatment. D'Amico also pleaded guilty and agreed to a five-year term in New Jersey state prison, as well as restitution of GoFundMe and the donors, in 2019.
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