Prosecutors say Johnny Bobbitt conspired with Kate McClure and her former boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, to concoct a feel-good story about the homeless veteran using his last $20 to help McClure when her car ran out of gas.
Bobbitt was one of three people who pleaded guilty in the 2017 scandal.
On Monday, a federal judge sentenced Bobbitt to three years of probation and ordered him to pay $25,000 in restitution.Mark D'Amico, accused ringleader in GoFundMe scam, sentenced to 27 months in federal prison Prosecutors say Bobbitt conspired with Kate McClure and her former boyfriend, Mark D'Amico, to concoct a feel-good story about the homeless veteran using his last $20 to help McClure when her car ran out of gas on I-95 in Philadelphia.
The story initially captured the hearts of people around the world and they used the lie to raise $400,000 in online donations during the holidays in late 2017 and early 2018.
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