35-year-old Johnny Bobbitt (left), 28-year-old Kate McClure (center), and 39-year-old Mark D'Amico (right) 
 
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 A New Jersey prosecutor says the story that launched a GoFundMe campaign that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless veteran was all a hoax.In a news conference on Thursday, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said the tale was "fictitious" and "formed the basis of a scam."Coffina said it was, "concocted to compel kind-hearted individuals to contribute to the cause.""The entire campaign was predicated on a lie," said Coffina. The couple and the homeless man are all under arrest.The story told by the suspects, 28-year-old Kate McClure, her 39-year-old boyfriend Mark D'Amico, and 39-year-old Johnny Bobbitt Jr., was that McClure ran out of gas on Interstate 95 in November 2017 and Bobbitt helped her by using his last $20 to buy her gas.But, investigators say, the story was a complete fabrication.It all allegedly began in October 2017 when McClure and D'Amico discussed "the homeless guy" by the SugarHouse Casino, which the couple frequented.They went on to discuss how they wanted to help him by providing him with food, clothes, a Nintendo Switch, the possibility of a job and even a house, according to the criminal complaint.On November 10, 2017, the tale about the encounter on I-95 was posted on the GoFundMe page. Claiming they wanted to "pay it forward," McClure and D'Amico set a goal of raising $10,000 to help Bobbitt get back on his feet.They went on a media blitz to promote the campaign , and it ultimately raised about $400,000.However, Coffina said, investigators learned McClure texted a friend less than an hour after the campaign went live saying the story was "completely made up." She did not run out of gas, Coffina said, and Bobbitt did not spend $20 to help her.She allegedly wrote, "The gas part is completely made up, but the guy isn't. I had to make something up to make people feel bad. So shush about the made up stuff."The net proceeds were $360,000 after fees, which went into an account controlled by McClure. Bobbitt received $75,000, said Coffina.However, Coffina said, Bobbitt - a Marine Corp veteran - wanted his fair share and sued the couple back in August , but by then the money was long gone.In fact, Coffina said, the vast majority of the money was "squandered" by mid-March. McClure and D'Amico bought a car, took trips, bought high-end handbags and hit the casinos.That lawsuit sparked the investigation which eventually uncovered the entire scheme, according to the prosecutor.Investigators searched the Florence, New Jersey home of D'Amico and McClure in September after questions arose about what happened to the money they raised for Bobbitt.Investigators reviewed text messages between the couple, and Coffina said there were thousands of messages about their financial woes, inability to pay bills, and mounting debts.During one exchange in March, Coffina said McClure "lamented that the pair had less than $10,000 remaining from the donors to GoFundMe."However, D'Amico allegedly told McClure that the money from a pending book deal would "dwarf" the money generated by the GoFundMe campaign.Even when the legal action began a few months later, D'Amico allegedly planned to include the developments in the book, which he intended to call "No Good Deed."Also during the news conference, Coffina said Bobbitt was not taken advantage of, but was fully complicit in the scheme.All three have been charged with Theft by Deception (second-degree,) and Conspiracy to Commit Theft by Deception (second-degree).D'Amico and McClure, both of Florence Township, New Jersey, surrendered on Wednesday night. They were processed and released.Bobbitt, of the Kensington section of Philadelphia, was charged on Wednesday and is awaiting extradition.All three suspects face 5-10 years behind bars.Coffina said GoFundMe has cooperated with the investigation, and will be refunding all of the money to 14,347 donors.------ ||||| A New Jersey couple and a homeless man will face charges that they lied about a Good Samaritan story in order to raise more than $400,000 on GoFundMe. 
 
 NJ Couple and Homeless Man to Be Charged With Lying About GoFundMe Story 
 
 What to Know A New Jersey couple as well as a homeless man in the GoFundMe controversy are all accused of making up the story, a source said. 
 
 Mark D'Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt allegedly conspired with one another to make up a story in order to raise more than $400,000. 
 
 The couple turned themselves in to Burlington County prosecutors Wednesday, the source said. It is not clear if Bobbitt turned himself in. 
 
 EDITOR'S NOTE: The newest version of this story can be found here, including the confirmed arrest and extradition of Johnny Bobbitt Jr. by Philadelphia police on Wednesday night. It will also host the livestream of a 2 p.m. press conference by prosecutors making a major announcement in the case at Old Burlington County Courthouse. 
 
 The New Jersey couple who became famous for raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless man after he helped with their disabled car — as did the homeless man himself — will all face charges for allegedly providing a false story in order to raise money for themselves, a source familiar with the case told NBC10. 
 
 Mark D'Amico, Kate McClure and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. will face charges including conspiracy and theft by deception, according to the source. 
 
 A complaint obtained by NBC10 alleges that the three conspired with one another to make up a false story in order to raise more than $400,000. 
 
 Investigators say the three deliberately prevented donors for their GoFundMe campaign from gaining information "that would affect their judgment about solicited contribution to that fundraising effort." 
 
 D'Amico and McClure turned themselves in Wednesday to Burlington County prosecutors, the source said. The source did not confirm whether or not Bobbitt turned himself in as well. 
 
 NJ GoFundMe Couple, Homeless Man to Face Charges 
 
 A close source to the case says a New Jersey couple and a homeless man made up the entire Good Samaritan story, then created a GoFundMe account. All three involved will face charges for the false story they allegedly created. (Published Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018) 
 
 A lawyer for the couple had no comment Thursday. NBC10 has also reached out to a lawyer for Bobbitt for comment. 
 
 The three initially gained fame in 2017. The couple claimed Bobbitt used $20 to help McClure get gas when her car ran out on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. McClure and D'Amico then launched a GoFundMe page to supposedly raise money for Bobbitt, and the page brought in over $400,000 from 14,000 contributors. 
 
 At first, the account led to appearances for Bobbitt and McClure on national TV programs. But it turned into a dispute over the money. 
 
 Bobbitt accused the couple of dipping into the funds and using them as a "personal piggy bank" to bankroll a lifestyle they couldn't afford. 
 
 Bobbitt later sued the couple over mismanagement of the funds and a judge ordered sworn statements to determine what happened to the cash, which Bobbitt's attorney, Chris Fallon, said had disappeared. 
 
 Johnny Bobbitt Jr., a homeless man involved in an expanding criminal probe of a GoFundMe campaign, in Philadelphia in 2018. 
 
 Photo credit: David Swanson/The Philadelphia Inquirer 
 
 The couple denied any wrongdoing and accused Bobbitt of spending $25,000 in less than two weeks last year on drugs as well as paying for overdue legal bills and sending money to family. 
 
 The couple's lawyer, Ernest Badway, later said Bobbitt had gotten about $200,000. But Fallon said his client had received only about $75,000. 
 
 The couple also bought Bobbitt a camper with some of the cash and parked it on land McClure's family owns in New Jersey. But Bobbitt became homeless again after D'Amico told him in June that he had to leave the property. 
 
 In September, police raided the couple's home in Florence, New Jersey, hauling away a new BMW on a flatbed truck. Badway said that all the couple's personal and business financial statements, along with jewelry and cash, were seized in the raid. 
 
 At that point, officials said the couple was under investigation, though no charges had been filed. 
 
 D'Amico was arrested in September in Burlington County on an unrelated $500 warrant for an October 2017 traffic stop, according to officials. At the time, he was driving on a suspended license and also had a broken tail light. He also failed to appear in court on two separate occassions, according to court records.
– It’s not only the founders of a disputed GoFundMe campaign that raised $400,000 for a homeless man who find themselves in hot water. NBC Philadelphia reports Kate McClure, Mark D'Amico, and Johnny Bobbitt will face charges of conspiracy and theft by deception for allegedly concocting a false story to benefit themselves. Believing they were creating a better life for Bobbitt, said to have given McClure his last $20 to buy gas when she became stranded on a Philadelphia highway, 14,000 people donated more than $400,000 to the campaign last year. Temporarily set up in a trailer on property owned by McClure’s family, Bobbitt went on to sue, claiming McClure and D’Amico were using the fund as their "personal piggy bank." Police raided the couple's Florence, NJ, home in September, seizing cash, jewelry, financial statements, and a new BMW, though Bobbitt's lawyer said the donated funds were gone. Citing a source familiar with the case, NBC reports McClure and D'Amico turned themselves in Wednesday to Burlington County prosecutors, who believe the three deliberately prevented campaign donors from gaining information "that would affect their judgment about solicited contribution to that fundraising effort." It's not clear if Bobbitt is also in custody. Per WVPI, prosecutors are to announce new developments in the case at 2pm local time Thursday. (GoFundMe previously promised to give Bobbitt the full amount he was due.)