GoFundMe scammer pleads guilty to fraud
Mark D'Amico, the man responsible for orchestrating a fake feel-good story on GoFundMe to raise over $400,000, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud. He and his co-conspirator both have to return all of the money to the donors. The story and scam were originally published in 2017.
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Lawyers representing ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, have asked that the judge takes into consideration his health and age while sentencing him for his rape conviction. The lawyer has said that Weinstein should only be sentenced for five years in prison instead of the maximum 29. He is currently being kept at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York.
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