15Nov/18

(UPDATED) New Twist To Homeless Man GoFundMe Story: It Was All A Scam – Forbes


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(UPDATED) New Twist To Homeless Man GoFundMe Story: It Was All A Scam
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Prosecutors did not reveal how McClure, D’Amico and Bobbitt came up with the idea to scam donors. However, they did note that a similar story had been posted on Bobbitt’s Facebook page when he lived in North Carolina, which law enforcement suggested …
Homeless vet, NJ couple charged for deceiving donors out of $400k in GoFundMe scam, prosecutors sayWPIX 11 New York
Homeless man, couple made up story for GoFundMe campaign that raised $400000, police sayWCVB Boston
New Jersey couple and homeless man whose feel-good story went viral charged with GoFundMe scamYahoo News

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15Nov/18

Homeless vet, NJ couple charged for deceiving donors out of $400k in GoFundMe scam, prosecutors say – WPIX 11 New York


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Homeless vet, NJ couple charged for deceiving donors out of $400k in GoFundMe scam, prosecutors say
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NEW JERSEY — 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, …
‘Hoodwinked an Awful Lot of People’: New Jersey Couple, Homeless Veteran Made Up Story Behind $400000 …NBC New York
Homeless Man and New Jersey Couple Charged in GoFundMe Scam: ‘It Was Predicated on a Lie’PEOPLE.com
Three charged after homeless man ‘conspired with couple who raised $400000 on GoFundMe’New Zealand Herald
Yahoo News –MEAWW –NBC 10 Philadelphia –GoFundMe
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15Nov/18

Grandmother’s kidney donation garners kidney voucher for granddaughter while starting chain of kidney transplants – Emory News Center


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Grandmother’s kidney donation garners kidney voucher for granddaughter while starting chain of kidney transplants
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With more than 100,000 people waiting on a kidney on the deceaseddonor waiting list, living kidney donor programs are making a big difference for patients in need. “By having a voucher donor, participating in living donation or receiving a kidney
Grandmother donates organ as ‘kidney gift certificate’ to save young granddaughter years from nowkfor.com

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15Nov/18

Blood donations needed during holiday season – Ottumwacourier


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Blood donations needed during holiday season
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OTTUMWA — The Red Cross issued an appeal Thursday for blood donors, saying it faces a shortage after Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael disrupted donations. Things aren’t as serious locally, but the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center said …
Red Cross pleads for blood donations and drives in Utah and nationallySalt Lake Tribune
Blood donors sought in SalmonPost Register
Red Cross in need of blood donationsKCAU 9
WTHR –Shelby County Reporter –Watertown Public Opinion –Blood Donation Scheduling
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15Nov/18

Opioid overdose ‘silver lining’: Organ donations up in Philadelphia – Becker’s Hospital Review

Opioid overdose ‘silver lining’: Organ donations up in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia’s spike in opioid overdoses has contributed to an increase in organ donations, according to CBS Philly. Research cited by the local news station shows more organs are being donated from overdose victims. The United Network for Organ …

15Nov/18

Red Cross calling for blood donations after shortage – WTHR


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Red Cross calling for blood donations after shortage
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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – The American Red Cross says it is running out of blood and desperately needs more donations now. The Red Cross collected 21,000 fewer donations than what hospitals need over the last couple months. It says a drop in donations …
Blood donation opportunities this November in the Lakes RegionThe Laconia Daily Sun
UA, Auburn students compete to raise blood donationsTuscaloosa News
Severe blood shortage: Red Cross issues immediate call for blood donationsBradford Era
Becker’s Hospital Review
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