Go Fund Me Scam beneficiary may have been mastermind of plot

[LisaL]

2. There are some texts that suggest they started the campaign without maybe the homeless guy knowing.

Her friend was concerned the gas story was going to backfire (since the gas story was fake) and wanted her to tell the homeless guy. That really doesn't suggest homeless guy was a mastermind. Otherwise why would they need to tell him, he would have already known.


"“They’re gonna interview him one day and ask him! But you need to tell him first. Make sure he knows,” the friend is alleged to have messaged.

“Yeah we will tell him ... this week we have to,” McClure texted back, according to the probable cause statement."

http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20181115/prosecutor-good-samaritan-gofundme-story-was-scam