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Veteran behind GoFundMe for Trump's wall allegedly pocketed money meant for wounded veterans


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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424860-veteran-behind-gofundme-for-trumps-wall-allegedly-pocketed

 

The veteran who set up the GoFundMe for President Trump's border wall allegedly pocketed money meant for wounded veterans in the past, according to a new Buzzfeed News investigation. 

 

Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee and Purple Heart recipient, reportedly previously spearheaded a crowdfunding campaign that raised thousands of dollars for an effort to mentor veterans at military hospitals.

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5 hours ago, MadMax said:

I wish I had thought of doing a GoFundMe for the wall.  I really do.

 

I wonder if it's too late.

 

5 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

No, I'll guarantee they'll keep falling for it 

 

4 hours ago, begooode said:

Defrauding through these funding sites will land you in jail

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/us/gofundme-scam-refunds-trnd/index.html

 

3 hours ago, Legaltitan said:

I don't see why there can't be more than one.

Make some and split it up for each Texas county and/or town.  Include in the fine print that the money may be used towards fencing, landscaping, labor, etc.  In the really fine print, state that it isn't limited to these locations or even Texas.

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13 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/424860-veteran-behind-gofundme-for-trumps-wall-allegedly-pocketed

 

The veteran who set up the GoFundMe for President Trump's border wall allegedly pocketed money meant for wounded veterans in the past, according to a new Buzzfeed News investigation. 

 

Brian Kolfage, a triple amputee and Purple Heart recipient, reportedly previously spearheaded a crowdfunding campaign that raised thousands of dollars for an effort to mentor veterans at military hospitals.

Apparently this guy is quite a piece of work...

 

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/veteran-trump-wall-brian-kolfage-immigration-facebook

 

Brian Kolfage, the decorated Iraq War veteran spearheading the massive, viral fundraising campaign to build President Trump’s border wall, who has a history of peddling right-wing misinformation on Facebook, pushed the limits of misleading content in pursuit of online traffic and profits until he was ultimately banned from the platform, according to multiple former employees and a review of internal communications.

 

The 37-year-old has spent more than a decade carefully crafting his public persona as an altruistic, conservative public figure, but people who have worked with the veteran told BuzzFeed News he can be vengeful and malicious, and that the pursuit of profits above all else fueled his behavior.

 

The veteran has also spearheaded other crowdfunding ventures over the years, raising thousands of dollars on GoFundMe with the promise of helping mentor fellow vets at military hospitals, but spokespersons for the medical centers said they have no record of Kolfage working at their facilities or donating any money.

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