$17K GoFundMe Scam Leads to Indictment of Massachusetts Couple

BROCKTON (WBSM) — A Bridgewater couple accused of fraudulently raising money for an unhoused man through a GoFundMe campaign that they then used for themselves has now been indicted by a grand jury.

Grand Jury Returns Indictments

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced that a grand jury returned indictments charging Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, with one count each of larceny of $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer.

Last summer, the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign which they said was to help a man named "Greg" obtain housing.

Cruz said the indictments “follow an in-depth investigation by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and the Bridgewater Police.” The couple had previously pleaded not guilty in August 2025.

GoFundMe Campaign for ‘Greg’ Raises Thousands

On June 8, 2025, Greg reported to Bridgewater Police that Kadis and Ferreira were fraudulently raising money that was supposed to benefit him, but they refused to give him the money. The couple had reportedly raised $17,800 with the GoFundMe campaign, titled “Support Greg’s Journey to Stability,” which Kadis launched on March 11.

Allegations of Misuse and Misleading Police

However, when police invited the couple in to explain themselves, they allegedly “misled the police with incomplete and false records; made off-base accusations that the unhoused man was unstable and uncooperative; and submitted a quasi-legal memorandum in which Kadis attested to their legal obligation to not use the funds in a way that would violate the trust of donors or the purpose upon which the campaign was founded,” according to the D.A.’s Office.

Greg passed away on July 1 without having received any of the funds.

How the Money Was Allegedly Spent

Meanwhile, it is alleged that the couple used Greg’s money “as if it were their own and without restraint,” spending it on hotel rooms while Greg lived in their basement. They allegedly used the funds raised for Greg to pay their mortgage, house cleaner, and daily expenses. On the day Greg died, there were only four cents in the account they had created for him.

“When GoFundMe demanded that the couple return the unspent campaign funds so that it could issue direct refunds to the donors, the couple had to borrow from various revolving credit accounts to meet the demand,” the D.A.’s Office said.

The couple will be arraigned in Brockton Superior Court at a later date.