Crime & Safety
Nashua Woman Used GoFundMe to Steal Funeral Money: Police
Krystal Gentley, of Nashua, was recently arrested and charged with using GoFundMe to steal money meant for someone's funeral.
NASHUA, NH — A Nashua woman was arrested on particularly disturbing charges—using the crowdfunding service GoFundMe to raise money for someone's funeral then stealing it all.
Krystal Gentley, 26, of 36 Lovell St., was arrested Friday and charged with felony theft.
Police launched an investigation in January when a city woman said Gentley approached her shortly after her daughter died. Gentley asked if she could start a GoFundMe account to raise money for her daughter's funeral, the woman said. The mother agreed.
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Police said the family never saw the money; Gentley allegedly drained the account. The amount was not disclosed.
Gentley was released on $5,000 bail pending a May 17 arraignment.
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It's not the first time someone has been accused of abusing GoFundMe. In February, police said a Connecticut man who pretended to have brain cancer used the service to raise thousands for himself.
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