Authorities in New Jersey have executed a search warrant on the home of a couple accused of withholding hundreds of thousands of dollars for a homeless Good Samaritan.
Fox29 on Sept. 6 reported that officials were at their home in Bordentown early in the morning, a day after a judge ordered them to appear in court.
Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico of New Jersey started the fundraising account on GoFundMe that ended up raising more than $400,000 for John Bobbitt, a homeless man living on the streets of Philadelphia.
The couple launched the fundraiser after Bobbitt used his last $20 to buy gas for McClure when he saw her stranded on the side of I-95.
But the homeless man, a veteran, sued the couple over what he alleged is missing cash from the GoFundMe. Bobbitt said he’s only received $75,000 of the $400,000 raised.
Funds ‘Gone’
Bobbit’s attorney, Chris Fallon, said he found out in a conference call with the couple’s lawyer on Sept. 4 that all of the money raised in Bobbit’s name is gone, according to ABC.
He accused McClure and D’Amico of buying a BMW, and taking multiple vacations.
“I always felt like I was in a weird situation,” Bobbitt told ABC. “I didn’t want to be pressuring to get a lawyer or do anything because I didn’t want to seem ungrateful.”
“I wish it didn’t come to this,” he added. “I hate that it came to this.”
McClure and D’Amico have claimed they’ve given Bobbitt half of the $400,000 while Bobbitt says he’s only received $75,000.
The New Jersey couple claimed at one point that they were holding back some of the money because Bobbitt was blowing funds on drugs.
