Syracuse, N.Y. -- The LaFrance family has been banned from GoFundMe and all donors will receive a refund for their contributions, GoFundMe regional communications manager Bartlett Jackson said in an email statement on Monday.
"It's important to remember that our platform is backed by the GoFundMe Guarantee, which means that in the rare case that GoFundMe, law enforcement or a user finds campaigns are misused, donors are fully protected and will get their money back," Jackson said.
Martin and Jolene LaFrance used GoFundMe to solicit donations for their son, CJ LaFrance, under the guise that he was battling Hodgkin's lymphoma.