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Man Arrested For Impersonating Ex-President Donald Trump's Relatives To Dupe Supporters Out Of Thousands: Report

A Pennsylvania man was arrested after being accused of posing as former president Donald Trump’s relatives to dupe hundreds of fans out of thousands of dollars by donating to a fake political organization.

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Joshua Hall appeared in federal court Tuesday, June 8, facing charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with an alleged social media scheme, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.

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The FBI states that Hall raised thousands of dollars by impersonating Trump’s relatives. The New York Times reported that Hall had pretended to be the ex-president’s brother Robert Trump, his sister Elizabeth Trump Grau and his son Barron Trump.

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In December 2020, the outlet reported that Hall raised $7,384 in a bogus GoFundMe campaign for a fake organization called “Gay Voices for Trump,” which Hall described as “a grass-roots coalition of LGBT Americans.” 

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The campaign was to fund “field organizing, events, and merchandise” for the fictitious political organization, guised as a ruse to reelect Trump.

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The federal complaint against Hall alleges he “defrauded hundreds of victims by making false representations” and then “used the funds raised for his own personal living expenses.”

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Investigators claim Hall accumulated more than 100,000 followers on social media and used the accounts to obtain media coverage that “he then exploited,” per the complaint.

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Hall gained national attention in November after Trump fell for a fake Twitter profile he believed was his sister when Hall tweeted that Elizabeth wanted to overturn the election — echoing Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged against him — to which the then-president responded: “Thank you Elizabeth. LOVE!”

The tweet is now hidden following Trump’s ban from Twitter following the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol in January.

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