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Just another case of greed?
Kate McClure ran out of gas last fall on I-95 outside of Philadelphia. A 34-year-old former Marine, John Bobbitt (homeless vet) came to McClure's rescue, he gave her his last $20 and went for the gas for her car. McClure went public with the story and set up a GoFundMe account to help Bobbitt get an apartment, vehicle and extra money for expenses so he could find a job. 14,000+ people donated money to help him out. Bobbitt should have gotten $360,000 from the account but only received about $75,000 of the money raised. It seems the money's now gone. A N.J. Superior Court judge is holding a hearing in the ongoing litigation over the missing money. It sounds like McClure has purchased some new items over the last several months, including a BMW. How do these people think they're going to get away with these crimes, really, so much greed in this world?
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Yes they are greedy!...
And I hope this new judge sends them to jail and orders that everything they bought is confiscated and sold.
Perhaps they will be able to recoup at least some of the money owed to John Bobbitt.
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And I just read on CNN that:
(CNN)Johnny Bobbitt Jr., a homeless Philadelphia ex-Marine, will get the money owed to him from a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $400,000 for him, his attorney Chris Fallon tells CNN."We reached an agreement today with GoFundMe and they have agreed to make sure he will be made whole," Fallon says.
In a statement, the company said it would back the money raised:"...Our platform is backed by the GoFundMe Guarantee, which means that in the rare case that GoFundMe, law enforcement or a user finds campaigns are misused, donors and beneficiaries are protected."
Bobbitt has now received $20,000 as part of the guarantee, which will be used to get him an apartment and food, Fallon says.
The rest of the money will be handed over after GoFundMe conducts an investigation relying on items seized by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and what his attorneys turn over to them, Fallon says.
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