Renee Good, Bill Ackman and ICE
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A GoFundMe campaign created to support the family of the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 was closed Jan. 9 at $1.5 million.
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
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GoFundMe set up for ICE agent with Peoria ties who fatally shot woman
An ICE agent with Peoria ties, Jonathan Ross, is accused of fatally shooting Renee Good in Minneapolis. A GoFundMe page for Ross has raised over $516,000, including a $10,000 donation from billionaire Bill Ackman.
"Renee was pure sunshine, pure love. She will be desperately missed," wrote the organizers of the viral fundraiser.
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GoFundMe for ICE killer of queer mom raises nearly $500K
Clyde Emmons, the person who established the campaign, wrote that they began the campaign after “seeing all the media bs about a domestic terrorist [Good] getting go fund me.” Emmons was referring to a separate GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $1.5 million for Good’s widow and their child.
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There are many crowdfunding campaigns online tied to Renee Good’s killing, but are any legit?
Fraudulent GoFundMe pages often pop up after high-profile incidents. After the killing of George Floyd, the administrator of an online fundraiser benefiting his daughter, Gianna, noted it was the lone official page and warned potential donors not to give to scam accounts.
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Renee Nicole Good’s wife, kids to get $1.5 million thanks to massive GoFundMe donation campaign
The fundraiser — which received $1,503,533 from about 38,000 donations — was set up Wednesday to support Good’s widowed wife and three children after the 37-year-old was shot dead when she plowed her SUV into the immigration officer who fired the fatal shot during a raucous protest in Minneapolis.
In a stunning display of digital solidarity, the GoFundMe campaign for Renee Nicole Good’s family has exceeded expectations. The fund surpassed $1 million in donations within ... Read More
Renee and Becca Good recently moved to Minneapolis with their 6-year-old son “to make a better life for ourselves,” Becca Good wrote.