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N.J. woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser

Katelyn McClure helped her boyfriend spread a feel-good story about a homeless veteran, garnering more than $400,000 in GoFundMe donations. She is also serving a one-year federal term.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in

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