Mar. 27—DELPHI — The legal team for accused Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen is asking the public for help in paying for the cost of defense experts in Allen’s upcoming jury trial. Allen is being held on two charges of murder for his alleged connection to the February 2017 deaths of Delphi teenagers Libby German […]
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24% of Americans have donated to a crowdfunding campaign to help pay medical bills, Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds. Experts have concerns.
Americans are helping people pay off their medical debt via crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe — and some are also launching these campaigns for themselves. In a survey conducted from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29, using a nationally representative sample of 1,594 U.S. adults, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that 24% of respondents have donated […]
Nigeria defence minister hits out at crowdfunding for ransoms
Nigeria’s defence minister has hit out at those paying ransoms to kidnappers, saying crowdfunding makes it worse. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar’s comments come as a deadline to pay a ransom for the release of five sisters expired. They were abducted from their home earlier this month in the capital, Abuja, along with another of their sisters […]