Plymouth County couple indicted, accused of spending money meant for homeless man on themselves

BROCKTON – A Bridgewater couple has been indicted on charges after they allegedly fraudulently persuaded hundreds of people to donate more than $17,000 to a GoFundMe campaign they falsely claimed would be used to obtain housing for an unhoused man, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced.
 
Today, a Plymouth County grand jury returned indictments charging 31-year-old Rachel Kadis
and 33-year-old Brian G. Ferreira with one count each of Larceny Over $1,200 by Single Scheme, Fiduciary Embezzlement, and Misleading a Police Officer. 
 
The indictments follow an in-depth investigation by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and the Bridgewater Police. On June 8, 2025, the unhoused man reported to Bridgewater Police that Ferreira and Kadis were fraudulently raising money under a GoFundMe that they said was to benefit him, but the couple refused to give him the money. When Bridgewater Police invited Kadis and Ferreira to explain why they were withholding the funds from the unhoused man they promised to help, the couple allegedly misled the police with incomplete and false records; made off-base accusations that the unhoused man was unstable and uncooperative; and submitted a quasi-legal memorandum in which Kadis attested to their legal obligation to not use the funds in a way that would violate the trust of donors or the purpose upon which the campaign was founded. On July 1, Greg passed away, having received very little of the public’s generous support through the GoFundMe campaign.   
 
Authorities say that the public was not aware that the couple used Greg’s money as if it were their own and without restraint. They reportedly stayed in hotels while Greg lived in their basement. They accessed the GoFundMe money to pay their mortgage, house cleaner, and daily expenses, among other things, with disregard for their ability to replenish “Greg’s account.” The day Greg died, the savings account they claimed held “Greg’s money” contained only four cents. When GoFundMe demanded that the couple return the unspent campaign funds so that it could issue direct refunds to the donors, the couple had to borrow from various revolving credit accounts to meet the demand.   
 
The pair will be arraigned on the charges in Brockton Superior Court at a later date.