Kate McClure knew it was a fraud from the beginning. She texted her best friend that the backstory was a lie, and she was warned by her own mother that "people

Kate McClure knew it was a fraud from the beginning. She texted her best friend that the backstory was a lie, and she was warned by her own mother that "people go to jail" for these sorts of things. Mark D'Amico also knew, given the tens of thousands of texts exchanged between the two. The prosecution seems sympathetic to Bobbitt, despite charging him with the same crimes. I wonder if we'll see different plea deals come out of this. He does appear to have some mitigating factors (homelessness, desperation) whereas McClure and D'Amico made overt acts to fund their gambling and shopping habits. The prosecution told the public that Bobbitt's subsequent lawsuit for the remaining funds was a total legal "miscalculation" on his part which sparked the criminal investigation. The media probably would have uncovered it too, given that the whole thing started when local reporters spotted Bobbitt panhandling again a mere four months after the $400,000 campaign ended. Bobbitt probably felt like he had no choice (other than coming clean about the scam in public). At least GoFundMe is committed to providing refunds to all the people donated.