jimnyc
08-24-2018, 10:52 PM
Remember this story? The young lady ran out of gas, and the homeless guy uses his last $20 to pay for her gas, and even goes to get it for her.
So in return, it seemed like the couple did an amazing thing for him. They raised money to help him, and raised about $400,000. Now mind you, when these folks donated, they donated money to this homeless veteran.
Well, apparently these 2 decided that's a lot of money and they like money. :rolleyes:
I hope they can still recover some for this guy. And they should still be held liable for the rest. And IMO, should be charged with some sort of fraud, or theft by deception or something like that.
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Homeless veteran given $400,000 through GoFundMe page after using his last $20 to buy a stranded woman gas is BACK on the streets because the couple he helped have spent half the cash and won't let him touch the rest
-Johnny Bobbitt, 35, is back living under a bridge in Philadelphia despite having $400,000 donated to him by strangers
-In November, he fetched gas for Kate McClure when she ran out at night
-McClure and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico set up a GoFundMe to repay him
-It drew in more than 14,000 donations and their story made global headlines
-The couple vowed to use the money to buy him a house and set up two trusts
-Instead, they bought him a camper and put it on land her family owned
-They say they have spent $200,000 on 'care' for him but won't show records
-They once gave him $25,000 but he spent it on drugs and gave it to friends
-The couple have in the meantime traveled to Las Vegas and Los Angeles
-She has a new BMW and he has been in the casino but they say they always used their own money
-Now, GoFundMe is investigating whether or not they mismanaged the funds
The homeless veteran who won millions of hearts last year when he used his last $20 to buy a woman gas is back on the streets despite having $400,000 pledged to him because the woman and her boyfriend are keeping the money from him.
Johnny Bobbitt made headlines around the world in November after he used his last money on gas for New Jersey woman Kate McClure.
McClure and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico set up GoFundMe page dedicated to changing Bobbitt's life and it attracted thousands of donations.
They made promises to set up two trusts for him - one which he could draw a salary from and another for his retirement- , vowed to buy him a house, SUV and set him up with a lawyer and a financial adviser.
But nine months on, the couple have admitted to spending $200,000, they say on 'care' for him, and are keeping the remaining $200,000 from Bobbitt because they say he is not responsible enough to have access to it.
'Giving him all that money, it's never going to happen. I'll burn it in front of him,' D'Amico said bluntly in a recent interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer.
https://i.imgur.com/WqlIMrm.png
GoFundMe is now working with a team of lawyers who have agreed to work pro-bono for Bobbitt to determine whether the money has been mismanaged.
Instead of a house, which they vowed to buy during appearances on Good Morning America and in the GoFundMe updates section of their page, the couple bought Bobbitt a camper which they put on land owned by McClure's family.
They have since asked him to leave it, claiming he has stolen from them and blown through the few cash handouts they have given him on drugs.
Rest - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6094585/Homeless-veteran-won-400-000-GoFundMe-donations-streets.html
So in return, it seemed like the couple did an amazing thing for him. They raised money to help him, and raised about $400,000. Now mind you, when these folks donated, they donated money to this homeless veteran.
Well, apparently these 2 decided that's a lot of money and they like money. :rolleyes:
I hope they can still recover some for this guy. And they should still be held liable for the rest. And IMO, should be charged with some sort of fraud, or theft by deception or something like that.
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Homeless veteran given $400,000 through GoFundMe page after using his last $20 to buy a stranded woman gas is BACK on the streets because the couple he helped have spent half the cash and won't let him touch the rest
-Johnny Bobbitt, 35, is back living under a bridge in Philadelphia despite having $400,000 donated to him by strangers
-In November, he fetched gas for Kate McClure when she ran out at night
-McClure and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico set up a GoFundMe to repay him
-It drew in more than 14,000 donations and their story made global headlines
-The couple vowed to use the money to buy him a house and set up two trusts
-Instead, they bought him a camper and put it on land her family owned
-They say they have spent $200,000 on 'care' for him but won't show records
-They once gave him $25,000 but he spent it on drugs and gave it to friends
-The couple have in the meantime traveled to Las Vegas and Los Angeles
-She has a new BMW and he has been in the casino but they say they always used their own money
-Now, GoFundMe is investigating whether or not they mismanaged the funds
The homeless veteran who won millions of hearts last year when he used his last $20 to buy a woman gas is back on the streets despite having $400,000 pledged to him because the woman and her boyfriend are keeping the money from him.
Johnny Bobbitt made headlines around the world in November after he used his last money on gas for New Jersey woman Kate McClure.
McClure and her boyfriend Mark D'Amico set up GoFundMe page dedicated to changing Bobbitt's life and it attracted thousands of donations.
They made promises to set up two trusts for him - one which he could draw a salary from and another for his retirement- , vowed to buy him a house, SUV and set him up with a lawyer and a financial adviser.
But nine months on, the couple have admitted to spending $200,000, they say on 'care' for him, and are keeping the remaining $200,000 from Bobbitt because they say he is not responsible enough to have access to it.
'Giving him all that money, it's never going to happen. I'll burn it in front of him,' D'Amico said bluntly in a recent interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer.
https://i.imgur.com/WqlIMrm.png
GoFundMe is now working with a team of lawyers who have agreed to work pro-bono for Bobbitt to determine whether the money has been mismanaged.
Instead of a house, which they vowed to buy during appearances on Good Morning America and in the GoFundMe updates section of their page, the couple bought Bobbitt a camper which they put on land owned by McClure's family.
They have since asked him to leave it, claiming he has stolen from them and blown through the few cash handouts they have given him on drugs.
Rest - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6094585/Homeless-veteran-won-400-000-GoFundMe-donations-streets.html