MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday.Burlington County prosecutor Scott Coffina announced criminal charges against the couple who told the story to newspapers and television stations along with the homeless man who conspired with them to tell [...]
Couple, Homeless Man Charged In Charitable Scam
The Associated Press, Times Herald-Record
Thu, 11/15/2018 - 1:08pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: New York Orange County, NY Middletown
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