BURLINGTON, N.J. - The alleged ringleader of a GoFundMe scam involving a homeless veteran was sentenced Friday in a New Jersey court.
A Burlington County judge sentenced Mark D'Amico to 5 years in state prison for concocting a fundraising scam with his former-girlfriend, then using the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online.
The 5-year sentence will be served congruently with a 27-month federal prison sentence that was handed down in April. That ruling also included a 3-year probation sentence, restitution and gambling, drug and mental health counseling.He had pleaded guilty before Hillman in Camden in November to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
An indictment unsealed in January 2020 charged D’Amico with a total of 16 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering.RELATED COVERAGE:He had already pleaded guilty to charges in state court last year.