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Karmelo Anthony’s $625K crowd funding page yanked by GiveSendGo after murder conviction
nypost.com ^ | June 10, 2026 | Alex Oliveira

Posted on 06/10/2026 3:33:05 PM PDT by V_TWIN

A controversial online fundraiser for Karmelo Anthony has been shut down after his family raised some `$630,000 for legal and living expenses now that he was convicted of murder — but his family may still be able to set up a new one.

The GiveSendGo went offline Wednesday afternoon, a day after 19-year-old Anthony was convicted in a Texas courtroom of killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at an April 2025 high school track meet.

GiveSendGo – a crowd sourcing platform that differs from GoFundMe in that it allows fundraisers for criminal cases – confirmed the fundraiser closure in a statement to The Post.

But donations were still rolling after Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder — with more than $`4,000 in donations made in that time.

It remains unclear if Anthony and his family will receive that cash, as GiveSendGo typically makes fundraiser payouts three days after a donation is made.

But donations were still rolling after Anthony was convicted of first-degree murder — with more than `$4,000 in donations made in that time.

It remains unclear if Anthony and his family will receive that cash, as GiveSendGo typically makes fundraiser payouts three days after a donation is made.

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To: V_TWIN

That will mean some wealthy drug dealers in da hood.


21 posted on 06/10/2026 3:54:30 PM PDT by anton
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To: V_TWIN

You thought these walking monkeys were angry before😂😂😂


22 posted on 06/10/2026 3:55:33 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: toddausauras

For anyone not aware, it has been opened season on White people for a while now....and especially White women.

My wife gets aggravated that I won’t let her go almost anywhere alone.....I don’t care...I will NOT allow her to be a target and victim because I wasn’t there.


23 posted on 06/10/2026 3:56:17 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leavebussed )
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To: MayflowerMadam
The family needs another new Escalade

With $600 k they should be able to afford something nice. Maybe a Maybach?

24 posted on 06/10/2026 3:57:24 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: V_TWIN

Keep a journal Karmelo, that is if the punk can read and write lol sucker


25 posted on 06/10/2026 3:59:10 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: V_TWIN

What is wrong with people?

I’m thinking of getting the skin procedure Downy Jr’s character did in Tropic Thunder, kill a white kid and get $650 K in a Fund Me.


26 posted on 06/10/2026 4:00:53 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: V_TWIN

Well you have every right to protect her.


27 posted on 06/10/2026 4:01:53 PM PDT by toddausauras (47 47 47 )
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To: Sarah Barracuda

No worries.


28 posted on 06/10/2026 4:03:35 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: V_TWIN

He will soon be forgotten - and his family will quickly burn through the money, if they haven’t already.


29 posted on 06/10/2026 4:04:55 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Not sure where the $3 million comes from but if you earn 7% on $3 million, that is $210,000 per year which is more than he would make in real life. Also he gets free room and board.


30 posted on 06/10/2026 4:07:27 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: MayflowerMadam
Renting a $1 million home, and buying new luxury cars, with money donated specifically to help defense. That’s a problem? 😉

It's not a problem if you understand maffematics.

31 posted on 06/10/2026 4:08:25 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: hanamizu
The fact still stands that the family did spend a lot the donated money on ‘stuff’ that played no part in Karmelo’s defense.

That assertion is not in dispute. Unless they receive more funding, they'll be broke after the appeals are filed.

Much has also been made of the racial makeup of the jury. Collin County is 50% white, and 10% black. The remaining 40% appears to be split between Hispanics and Indians (South Asians). Apparently during voir dire, not a single potential black juror stated they could be race neutral.

The protestors were assuredly not residents of Collin County, judging by their appearance. They were likely from South Dallas, bussed up for the protests. The NAACP rep was from Grand Prairie, as well. Frisco/McKinney/Collin County is an upscale area of North Texas, with McMansions galore.

32 posted on 06/10/2026 4:14:05 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Fledermaus

Sounds like you’re going full retard...never go full retard...lol.


33 posted on 06/10/2026 4:15:31 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: V_TWIN

The family will get all of it. Deserving or not.


34 posted on 06/10/2026 4:18:37 PM PDT by desertsolitaire (w)
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To: Night Hides Not

😅


35 posted on 06/10/2026 4:21:55 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Oh well now it makes sense why they filed an appeal to get more grifting. The parents are real pricks who dont even care about their son, they made 3 million off of his crime yet they refused to get him a good lawyer, instead he had a public defender, gee if they cared SO much about their son they would have gotten him a Johnny Cochran type attorney

Their lawyer isn't a public defender, he has his own practice. And the crowd funding account only raised about $625K, so I'm not sure they "got rich". The case was such a slam dunk, I don't think there was any way he was getting off. Well, maybe they could have done like in the prosecution of Kyle Rittenhouse, where the jury was tracked and publicly intimidated.

36 posted on 06/10/2026 4:24:05 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: V_TWIN

So there’s a lot of people who think the black murderer should be rewarded for killing a White man.


37 posted on 06/10/2026 4:30:34 PM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT! Blue Lives Matter! White lives matter. Remember Iryna Zarutska.)
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To: V_TWIN

Over the past couple of years there has been a lot of chatter about GiveSendGo and GoFundMe money being donated to fund Karmelo.

Does anyone know if Karmelo or his family have ever received any of that donated money?


38 posted on 06/10/2026 4:34:35 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

“Does anyone know if Karmelo or his family have ever received any of that donated money?”

They took a large portion of the donated money and immediately rented a million dollar home and purchased high end Cadillac SUVs.

Makes you sick doesn’t it?


39 posted on 06/10/2026 4:46:58 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leavebussed )
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To: V_TWIN

I have not been following the Karmelo Anthony story and these current news reports seem to imply GiveSendGo was going to return the money to the donors.

I was left confused. Thanks for clarifying.


40 posted on 06/10/2026 5:14:04 PM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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