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Maya Yang

Woman charged for starting GoFundMe posing as father of Texas flooding victim

A painted broken heart near a camp across a river
A painted broken heart is seen near Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, on 8 July 2025. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

A Florida woman allegedly posed as the grieving father of a teenager who died in July’s deadly Camp Mystic flooding in Texas and tried to raise money, leading to her being criminally charged with online impersonation, according to authorities.

According to court records reviewed by multiple outlets, Maitlin Paige White, 28, of Crestview, Florida, is accused of posing as Matthew Childress and soliciting donations in the days after the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Chloe Childress, who was working as a counselor at Camp Mystic in Kerr county, Texas.

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