A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online.
The campaign raised more than $400,000 from about 14,000 donors in about a month and at the time was the largest fraud perpetrated through the crowdfunding platform, according to the prosecutor's office in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Authorities began investigating after Bobbitt sued the couple, accusing them of not giving him the money. They eventually determined that all of the money was spent by March 2018, with large chunks spent by McClure and D’Amico on a recreational vehicle, a BMW and trips to casinos in Las Vegas and New Jersey.
"People genuinely wanted to believe it was true," Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a statement Friday. "But it was all a lie, and it was illegal. Our office is pleased to bring justice for the more than 14,000 kind-hearted people who thought they were helping someone who was living in a desperate situation."D’Amico had also pleaded guilty toand is currently in federal prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
McClure and Bobbitt also pleaded guilty to state and federal charges. Bobbitt is in a state drug court program as part of his plea agreement and is awaiting federal sentencing. McClure was sentenced to one year on federal charges and is awaiting sentencing on state charges, where she is expected to receive additional time.
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