She claimed to be helping raise more than $400,000 for a homeless man. Now she's serving three years in state prison for her role in scamming GoFundMe donors.
Katelyn McClure, 32, is currently serving a 12-month and one day term in a federal prison in Connecticut for her involvement in the scheme, the Burlington County Prosecutor announced in a news release Friday. Her state sentence will run concurrently with her federal prison time, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Prosecutors said the then-couple spent the money on a BMW, a New Year’s trip to Las Vegas, gambling in casinos, Louis Vuitton handbags, and other items. Bobbitt, who received $75,000 from the fundraiser, according to prosecutors, took civil action against D’Amico and McClure and the scam soon became public. An investigation revealed the real story.
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