Man in $400,000 GoFundMe scam case pleads guilty and agrees to 5-year sentence

NEW JERSEY (CNN) – A man who was the instigator behind a false feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 as part of a GoFundMe scam plead guilty Friday in New Jersey court, according to prosecutors.
Mark D’Amico, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree misapplication of entrusted property in Burlington County.
“We are pleased that this defendant accepted responsibility for his role in this scam,” Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in