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A man who organised crowdfunding to support an alleged murder victim’s family squandered the money to fuel his gambling addiction. Lachlan Morganti, 22, pleaded guilty in Ballarat Magistrates Court to the theft of more than $64,000 from the online fundraiser in April.
Man charged with alleged theft of money intended for Hannah McGuire’s family. Morganti started a GoFundMe for the family of 21-year-old Hannah McGuire, whose body was found in a burnt-out car in Scarsdale, about 25km south of Ballarat, on April 5. Her former partner Lachlan Young, 21, has been charged with her murder and has pleaded not guilty. The fundraising campaign raised $64,541.75 but Hannah’s mother, Debbie McGuire, never saw a cent in her account.
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