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NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole
NJ Man Who Pulled $400,000 GoFundMe Scam With Homeless Vet Gets 27 Months, No Parole UPDATE: A South Jersey man who concocted a GoFundMe scheme with his then-girlfriend that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran is headed to federal prison. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, must serve just about all of his plea-bargained 27-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must pay restitution and undergo gambling, drug and mental-health counseling under the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden on Friday, April 1. Three years of supervision will als…
Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire
Support Surges For Victims Of ‘Tragic’ Sussex County House Fire Support is on the rise for a family left devastated after a fire ripped through their Sussex County home earlier this week. The fire broke out at a home near Maple Grange Park in Vernon Sunday night and took several hours to fully douse due to the heavy winds and icy conditions, DailyVoice.com reported. The Walker family is now left trying to make ends meet, according to a GoFundMe launched by Heather Artsma. “The Walker Family is navigating through the process of the tragic house fire that occurred on Sunday night,” Artsma writes. “As close friends and neighbors of the family we have est…
Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom
Support Surges For Heartbroken Nanny Of Kids Believed Killed By NJ Mom Support is surging for the heartbroken nanny of two kids apparently killed by their New Jersey mom last week. Over $3,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign as of Nov. 15 for Flor Cabrera, who cared for Samantha, 7, and Paul Ross, 11 months. The siblings were found bound and restrained in the back of their mom Yuhwei Chou's car the morning of Nov. 9, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The cause of death for both kids was asphyxia by airway obstruction and the manner of death was homicide, the prosecutor said. Chou, of Skillman, was charged with two counts of first-d…