Third person charged as One Fund fraudster

By adamg on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 10:58pm

Associated Press reports a New Jersey woman is in a spot of legal trouble for allegedly submitting a claim to the One Fund.

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Comments

Fraud

By plt3012 on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 8:42am.

Given the amount of money raised, I think none of us should be surprised that some would seek to steal from it. The fact that arrests have occurred would show that some kind of investigating is going on.
I was wondering about the woman who managed to actually receive over $400,000. If it wasn't for a suspicious contractor that she had hired, she may've got away with it. I wonder if there are more cases like that. I hope not.

sad

By cybah on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 9:58am.

It really is a sad state we live in when people try to milk a fund meant for victims. Its sad because people don't care and only care about how much money they can milk for themselves

Very sad...

Perspective

By anon² on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 11:15am.

The world (and people) used to be a lot worse.

Agreed

By cybah on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 11:55am.

But society now is like

ME ME ME ME IT'S ALL ABOUT ME. WHAT CAN AND HOW MUCH CAN I GRAB FOR ME ME ME ME ME ME

these days.

Actually what the One Fund shows is that...

By Jeff F on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 8:21pm.

...the vast majority of society is:

HELP HELP HELP EACH OTHER AND GIVE GENEROUSLY WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE IN NEED OR DISTRESS.

I think the actions of three pathetic criminals cannot overshadow the tens (hundreds?) of thousands of people who gave to help strangers they never met, without any thought of benefit to themselves.

has always

By anon² on Tue, 08/13/2013 - 6:03pm.

not is now like

Broadcasting device in every pocket sort of allows you to see undercurrents that were simply invisible before. People and culture are not much different, our perspective has just changed due to technology.

And were seeing both the better and worse aspects.

actually, isn't it a "sad state" that New Yorkers live in?

By aging cynic on Sat, 08/10/2013 - 5:17pm.

these folks weren't local, were they?