CAMDEN, New Jersey — Johnny Bobbitt was sentenced in federal court Monday for his role in a GoFundMe scheme that made national headlines.
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.
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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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