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    Couple who raised £300,000 for homeless veteran given 24-hours to hand over the money

    A couple who raised more than £300,000 for a homeless man have been given 24-hours to hand over the cash he’s accused them of pocketing.

    Kate McClure, 28, set up a GoFundMe page to help John Bobbitt Jr get back on his feet after the homeless man gave her $20 when she ran out of petrol.
    After her campaign went viral, $402,706 (£309,962) was raised by more than 14,000 donors, which Ms McClure initially said would be spent on apartment rent and a reliable vehicle.
    But the heart-warming campaign hasn’t had the happy ending many hoped for, with ex-soldier Mr Bobbitt, 34, saying that Ms McClure and her partner, Mark D’Amico, 35, won’t give him his money.


    The former firefighter from North Carolina says that all he’s received is $75,000, which includes the camper van and used car the couple bought in McClure’s name. Both have since been sold.
    Their lawyer argued in court that Mr Bobbitt had received more than $200,000 from the fund.
    Mr Bobbitt’s lawyers say that the couple have been living the high life, splashing out on a BMW, lavish holidays and generally “living a lifestyle they could not afford” using the fund as “their personal piggy bank”.

    https://uk.yahoo.com/news/couple-rai...131601373.html


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    Go Fund Me is a scam,so many of these charities end up being a money grab,good people think their trying to help someone and get jipped.

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    He also ended up blowing all the money they gave him so far and was still homeless and on drugs...they shouldn't have to give him shit

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    Both sides are shady.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr. leisure View Post
    Both sides are shady.
    They could have been in on it together,who knows.

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    His name is John Bobbitt?

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    this is why i have never given a dime to anything on gofund me. if i ever feel like giving the homeless something i physically hand them the food/drink im giving them... never money

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    Could it be because the homeless man sold the camper van and the used car they bought for him? What did he do with the money he got from selling these cars? Bought drugs?

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