AP reports that a man from Manchester, NH is accused of withholding funds he raised via a GoFundMe page to bury an acquaintance who was stabbed.
A New Hampshire man is accused of taking money from a GoFundMe account that was set up to pay for funeral expenses for a woman who was killed, and then used it to buy a car, police said.
According to Concord police, the fund was set up in June by 25-year-old Jeffrey Grenier, of Manchester, following the stabbing death of Sabrina Galusha. A man awaits trial on a first-degree murder charge in connection with Galusha’s death.
Police said several thousand dollars was raised to help pay for funeral expenses. Grenier and the Galusha family communicated, and it was the family’s understanding that the funds would be transferred to them. By June 30, the family told police that they had never received the money.
There’s an easy fix for this: GoFundMe can require a designated beneficiary for funeral fundraisers, whoever is legally handling the estate. But why bother, since people are so clearly trustworthy.
Not-so-fun fact: the story of Krystal Gentley and the $5000 she raised on GoFundMe for a so-called friend's funeral which the family says they never saw was actually one of the very first stories we ever wrote about here on this ole website. It's been awhile, so let's refresh your…
As we start building a database of personal crowdfunding frauds, the "I'm raising money for a dead person's family who will never actually see the money" will no doubt top the list. And that's exactly what Krystal Gentley is accused of doing. Cops say the New Hampshire woman stole over…
Shaun Smartnick of Mt. Pleasant, PA was arrested this week following accusations that he failed to turn over funeral funds raised via a GoFundMe campaign for his deceased girlfriend Tracy Soles, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Westmoreland County Detective Paul Burkey charged Smartnick with theft by failure to make required disposition…
