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Before federal prosecutors charged him with wire fraud and identify theft, Joshua Hall, 22, of Mechanicsville, Pa., an ardent Trump supporter, was exposed by The New York Times for running fake accounts to raise money for a phony political organization. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, File)
MECHANICSBURG, PA A Pennsylvania man passed himself off as a relative of former President Donald Trump and duped hundreds of fans into donating money to phony political groups, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Joshua Hall, 22, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested Tuesday and charged with wire fraud and identity theft. The FBI said Hall ripped off hundreds of Americans and collected thousands of dollars in the yearlong scheme.