McDonnell also said that D’Amico and McClure were “the architects” of the scheme, but that Bobbitt became actively involved within a few days and the scheme “would not have succeeded without Bobbitt’s participation.” Not only were donors defrauded, but countless others may have stopped contributing to charitable causes after hearing of the fraud, which McDonnell said “was designed to tug at the heartstrings of caring individuals.” McDonnell said the scam “rocks at the foundation of people’s confidence in charitable contributions.”