GoFundMe says it removed George Santos' fundraiser for a dog and banned his email after he ghosted them | Business Insider

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GoFundMe says it removed George Santos' fundraiser for a dog and banned his email after he ghosted them.

"When we received a report of an issue with this fundraiser in late 2016, our trust and safety team sought proof of the delivery of funds from the organiser," GoFundMe told Insider. The platform was responding to Insider's questions on the fundraiser, started by one Anthony Devolder.

The platform told Insider that it has a"zero tolerance policy" for misuse of its services. It added that it cooperates with law enforcement officers who are investigating accusations of wrongdoing.Rich Osthoff, a veteran who lives in New Jersey, is Santos of pilfering the GoFundMe funds. Osthoff told Patch that a man named Anthony Devolder started a GoFundMe page for his sick dog, Sapphire, in 2016.

 

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