Crowdfunding Expert Kendall Almerico Quoted In New York Daily News Crowd Funding Story
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- Crowd funding expert Kendall Almerico, CEO of rapidly-growing crowdfunding website ClickStartMe, was quoted in a New York Daily News story about a crowdfunding attempt by an admitted criminal seeking help to pay her restitution.
Almerico was quoted as a crowdfunding expert in the Daily News story about a sexy Ukrainian thief who attempted to crowd fund $821,000 in restitution needed to keep her out of prison on one of ClickStartMe's competitor websites. "It was a silly idea for her to think she could get the public to pay her restitution through crowdfunding," the crowdfunding guru said. "People will support good causes, but helping a convicted felon who stole money? That will never fly."
The Daily News story, written by Shayna Jacobs and Dan Beekman, explains that Renata Shamrakova pleaded guilty this March to stealing nearly $1 million from Nicky Hilton's ex-husband. She was ordered to pay $821,000 in restitution, and her crowd funding attempt so far has only raised $175.00. "While I am sometimes surprised at what people will support, asking the crowd to fund restitution for an admitted thief to stay out of jail, is really stretching it," Almerico says.
Kendall Almerico is the CEO of ClickStartMe, a crowdfunding site that provides individuals and businesses with an easy-to-use website to raise funds through online crowdfunding. Almerico is available for interviews and speaking engagements.
Kendall Almerico, ClickStartMe, http://www.ClickStartMe.com, 813-410-4658, [email protected]
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