Florida woman who faked GoFundMe for Camp Mystic flood victim’s family sentenced to 3 years

The Florida woman who created a GoFundMe last year and posed as the family of a Camp Mystic flooding victim has been sentenced to 3 years in prison after accepting a plea deal.

Maitlin White, 29, was charged with two counts of online impersonation and court records show she accepted a plea deal Friday morning.

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“It is inexcusable how she sought to prey on the emotions of our community and abused the family of Chloe Childress who have endured an unimaginable tragedy,” Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen, said in a statement. “Let this be a warning to anyone else who ever seeks to engage in such schemes in the future.”

According to court records, she told investigators she was a single mother of two children looking to make quick money and used her cell phone to set up a fake GoFundMe impersonating Chloe Childress’ family. GoFundMe told us her account has been banned from future fundraising on the platform.