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   A New Jersey woman convicted of a federal offense over a   
   $400,000 GoFundMe scam presented as benefiting a homeless   
   veteran who helped her when she ran out of gas was sentenced to   
   prison time.   
      
   Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown, was sentenced by U.S.   
   District Judge Noel L. Hillman on Thursday to one year and one   
   day in prison for the viral scam concocted with her then-   
   boyfriend Mark D’Amico to solicit donations supposedly for a   
   homeless "Good Samaritan" named Johnny Bobbitt.   
      
   She had previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to   
   commit wire fraud.   
      
   In November 2017, McClure and D’Amico, 43, allegedly created a   
   crowdsource funding page on GoFundMe’s website titled "Paying It   
   Forward," posting a story that McClure was driving home from   
   Philadelphia on Interstate 95 and ran out of gas.   
      
   They claimed Bobbitt rescued McClure by using his last $20 to   
   buy gasoline for her, and the website stated that donations were   
   being collected to get Bobbitt off the streets and provide him   
   with living expenses, setting a goal of $10,000.   
      
   The story was quickly picked up by local and national media   
   outlets and went viral and raised approximately $400,000 from   
   more than 14,000 donors in less than three weeks. But in   
   reality, McClure never ran out of gas and Bobbitt never spent   
   his last $20 for her, federal prosecutors said.   
      
   D’Amico and McClure allegedly conspired to create the false   
   story to obtain money from donors.   
      
   D’Amico and McClure transferred the donated funds from GoFundMe   
   into accounts that they controlled. The couple then allegedly   
   spent most of the money on personal expenses over the next three   
   months, including a BMW, jewelry, bags and a swanky New Year’s   
   Eve trip to Las Vegas.   
      
   In mid-November 2017, when the donations had reached   
   approximately $1,500, D’Amico and McClure told Bobbitt about the   
   campaign and the false gas story, according to the Justice   
   Department.   
      
   In December 2017, after setting up a bank account for Bobbitt,   
   D’Amico and McClure deposited $25,000 of proceeds of the scheme   
   into Bobbitt’s account. The couple pocketed the rest for   
   themselves, and the homeless man later retained a lawyer.   
      
   In addition to the prison term, Judge Hillman sentenced McClure   
   to three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay   
   $400,000 in restitution. D’Amico previously pleaded guilty and   
   was sentenced in April 2022 to 27 months in prison; Bobbitt   
   pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jersey-woman-sentenced-prison-   
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