A woman is sentenced to three years in prison for collecting $400,000 in a scam.


A New Jersey woman whose boyfriend helped spread the feel-good story about a homeless veteran has been sentenced to three years in state theft charges

There is a mountain in New Jersey. A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison on state theft charges.

Burlington County prosecutors say Katelyn McClure, 32, wasn’t present in the Mount Holly courtroom Friday because she is serving a one-year federal term in the case. Her state prison term will run concurrently and the former transportation department worker will be barred from ever working again as a New Jersey public employee.

She claimed that she ran out of gas and was stuck on the freeway in Philadelphia. The homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., supposedly saw her and gave her his last $20 for gas.

Drug treatment was one of the perks of being sentenced to a five-year special probation period after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit theft by deception. As part of his guilty plea, D’Amico agreed to five years in a New Jersey state prison, as well as money back from the donors and GoFundMe.

The couple spent the money on things, such as a BMW, New Year’s trip to Las Vegas, gambling in casinos, and Louis Vuitton handbags.

D’Amico was sentenced to five years in state prison after he pleaded guilty and was also serving a federal prison sentence at the time. Both of these people have been ordered to pay back the money they spent on GoFundMe. Federal and state terms were given to Bobbitt.