The three involved made up a story in late 2017 about the homeless man giving $20 to help a woman when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia, according to prosecutors.
Johnny Bobbitt with Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico in happier times. CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man who conspired with his then-girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online was sentenced in federal court Friday to more than two years in prison.He also must pay restitutionBefore being sentenced, D’Amico told U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman that he was a changed man, devoted to his family.
He had already pleaded guilty to charges in state court last year. His former girlfriend, Katelyn McClure, and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt Jr.. Bobbitt was sentenced to five years’ probation on state charges in 2019. Both are scheduled to be sentenced on the federal charges this year.
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