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Georgia mother, father and grandmother are accused of heartlessly bilking their community through a fraudulent GoFundMe account set up for their 3-year-old daughter who police say wasn't actually sick.
Joannessa Clawson, her husband James Clawson and the child's grandmother Patti Ann Baldassarre set up the online fund-raiser under the guise that the child was suffering a dire medical condition and in need of money, authorities claim.
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The sham was finally revealed when a concerned elementary school teacher, who caught wind of the child's alleged ailment, contacted police to check on her condition.
Joannessa Clawson was arrested Wednesday and charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to commit a felony — both felonies.
James Clawson was charged with a misdemeanor count of willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer as well as felony conspiracy to commit a felony.
Baldassarre was arrested for conspiracy to commit a felony.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ed-funds-girl-not-sick-cops-article-1.2189299