UPDATE: GoFundMe campaign was a complete lie from the very start, prosecutor says

The homeless veteran and the couple who started the controversial GoFundMe fundraiser supposedly to raise money for him have been charged in the alleged scheme.

The couple, Mark D'Amico and Katelyn McClure, was charged Wednesday with theft by deception over $75,000 and conspiracy, according to court records.

Their charges are not a surprise, as investigators raided their home in September and their attorney said in a court filing that he expected them to be indicted.

But Johnny Bobbitt, who had previously claimed he was the victim of a scheme by the couple to keep the money raised for him, is now charged in the alleged con with them.

Bobbitt, 35, was taken into custody in Philadelphia, jail officials said. Officials did not release what he was charged with.

Bobbitt arrived at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia just after midnight Thursday, said Shawn Hawes, a spokeswoman for the city prisons. Bail was set at $50,000, she said.

An employee at the Burlington County Jail who answered the phone Thursday morning confirmed D'Amico had been detained and released. However, there is no record that McClure was ever booked at a jail, which would be the case if she was issued a summons.

The charges were filed in municipal court in Florence Township, where the couple live, but will be transferred to superior court.

Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina plans to announce an update in the investigation during a press conference Thursday afternoon at the county's administration building.

NBC10 reported Wednesday night that the three are being charged because they allegedly fabricated the entire story to raise money.

The trio went viral last Thanksgiving in a feel-good GoFundMe campaign, after Bobbitt, a homeless veteran, reportedly spent his last $20 on gas for McClure when she was stranded along I-95 in Philadelphia.

She started the campaign seeking to raise around $10,000, hopefully enough to get Bobbitt a used truck and a few months rent in an apartment while he got back on his feet.

But donors fueled by the holiday spirit ended up contributing just over $400,000 to the account. In the weeks that followed, it looked like Bobbitt's story might get a happy ending.

It was not immediately clear Thursday morning if McClure had been booked as well.

Thursday's update comes after months of inquiries into the whereabouts of the money. Late this summer, Bobbitt claimed that he had been unable to access most of the money, and had to ask McClure and D'Amico for cash. He also accused the couple of spending it on lavish vacations and a BMW.

They have denied the allegations, saying they spent their own money on the luxuries. They did acknowledge withholding it from Bobbitt, saying he had an ongoing drug problem and blown through some $25,000 in just 13 days.

Bobbitt sued for the remainder of the cash, but his attorneys soon discovered there was no money left. GoFundMe promised Bobbitt would get the cash he was owed, but was unable to provide updates on its distribution when asked several times over the past two months when he would see the cash.

A spokesman for GoFundMe did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday morning.

NJ Advance Media reporter Rebecca Everett contributed to this report.

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