A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to three years in state prison for her role in scamming more than $400,000 from GoFundMe donors, by claiming to be collecting money for a homeless man.
Her state sentence will run concurrently with her federal prison time, according to the prosecutor’s office. The judge also ruled McClure, who formerly worked at the state Department of Transportation, is “permanently barred from ever holding another position as a public employee,” the release said.
Madison Russo allegedly used social media to spread awareness about her battle with cancer and to raise almost $40,000 on GoFundMe -- but the entire operation was a scam, according to Iowa police, who have charged Russo with theft.
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All these "go fund me" and "tick tock" and whatever other social media "I have cancer help me out with some cash" posts are just like Ponzi schemes: totally fake from the outset.
If you're stupid enough to give money to these grifters, you fully deserve to be ripped off. Seriously. Every single one of these I've ever seen has turned out to be a ripoff.
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