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A picture of (from left) Johnny Bobbitt Jr., Mark D'Amico and Katelyn McClure was displayed during a news conference in November.

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GoFundMe Provides Refunds To Donors Duped By Viral Campaign

12:37pm December 26, 2018

by Francesca Paris

More than 14,000 donors were tricked into paying for a couple's vacations and handbags by a heartwarming story featuring a homeless veteran. Now GoFundMe has returned their money.

Holiday decorations adorn the letters on the toll booths at the Holland Tunnel last week in Jersey City.

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New York Motorists Vote To Shift Wreaths That Have Infuriated Them For Years

5:23pm December 17, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The Holland Tunnel became the subject of a fervent petition to change which letters its holiday decorations should adorn. In what could be called a Christmas miracle, the Port Authority listened.

The two men face federal charges of infecting Atlanta's computers with their SamSam ransomware. The suspects have previously been charged in a similar scheme in New Jersey.

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Georgia Charges Iranians In Ransomware Attack On Atlanta

9:15pm December 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

U.S. Attorney Byung Pak says Faramarz Savandi and Mohammed Mansouri were behind the cyber extortion scheme that crippled many of the city's computer systems in March, causing millions in damages.

Prosecutors charged Johnny Bobbitt (from left), Katelyn McClure and Mark D'Amico with second degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception on Thursday for fabricating a feel-good story to launch a fundraising campaign that drew mor

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New Jersey Couple's GoFundMe Campaign To Help Homeless Man 'Was Predicated On a Lie'

8:33pm November 15, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Katelyn McClure, Mark D'Amico and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. were charged with second degree theft by deception and conspiracy to commit theft by deception on Thursday. They could get 10 years in prison.

California's multilanguage "I Voted" stickers on offer for early voters at the Los Angeles County Registrar's Office in Norwalk, Calif.

Your 2018 Midterm Election Guide: What To Watch For Hour-By-Hour

11:52am November 06, 2018

There are dozens of competitive races across the country that will determine control of the House, Senate and governors' seats. Here are the pivotal seats that could unlock what happens.

Mark D'Amico and Kate McClure speak with host Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly Today, last month in New York.

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Police Raid Home Of New Jersey Couple Who Raised $400,000 For Homeless Man

12:20pm September 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The seemingly heartwarming story has taken an unpleasant turn, with the man suing his would-be benefactors, saying they stole most of the money raised in a GoFundMe campaign.

Acting New York state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood (left) speaks in Albany, N.Y. on May 15. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Aug. 1 in Newark, N.J.

New York, New Jersey Investigating Sex Abuse And Cover-Ups By Clergy

8:55pm September 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The attorneys general for both states have launched active investigations into abuse allegations. Last month, a grand jury report from Pennsylvania detailed abuse by more than 300 Catholic priests.

Mark D'Amico (left) and Kate McClure (center) speak with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly Today. The couple set up a GoFundMe page for homeless man Johnny Bobbitt, but his lawyer says the money is gone and little of it went to Bobbitt.

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Lawyer For Homeless Man Says $400,000 Raised To Help Him Is Gone

9:02pm September 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Johnny Bobbitt claims he has only received $75,000 of the GoFundMe money raised to get him off the streets. The rest, he argues, has been mismanaged and spent by the couple who pledged to help him.

New Jersey's Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal in an official photo taken in Trenton, N.J., in January.

Radio Hosts Suspended For Calling New Jersey's Sikh Attorney General 'Turban Man'

6:13am July 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

WKXW-FM hosts Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco were suspended after the remarks referring to Gurbir S. Grewal, who became the state's top attorney in January.

Now that New Jersey can allow sports betting, Monmouth Park in Oceanport has set up a sportsbook operation and plans to start taking bets later this week.

Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles

9:52am June 13, 2018

by Joe Hernandez

Sports betting has gone back and forth in court for a decade in New Jersey, the state central in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court last month. This week the governor signed a bill legalizing it.

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