A Philadelphia man has been charged with fraud for allegedly impersonating family members of former President Donald Trump to raise funds for a fake political group. Joshua Hall, 22, was arrested on the morning of June 8 and will be subsequently presented on the same day in a Harrisburg federal court. “Joshua Hall allegedly impersonated family members of the then-President of the United States on social media to fraudulently induce hundreds of victims to donate to a political organization that did not exist, and then pocketed those funds for his own use,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss. “We thank the FBI for their partnership in the investigation of this case, and we remain dedicated to rooting out and prosecuting fraud wherever we find it.” The complaint alleges that Hall victimized hundreds of people saying he was raising funds to support the reelection of Trump. He was able to gather more than …
Philadelphia Man Arrested for Raising Money While Claiming to Be Trump Family Member
June 8, 2021
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