{"id":10414,"date":"2024-10-10T17:15:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10414"},"modified":"2024-10-10T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:15:06","slug":"lieutenant-dan-is-now-being-exposed-as-a-fraud-who-uses-four-different-names-and-has-conned-people-out-of-their-money-with-a-sneaky-gofundme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10414","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Dan Is Now Being Exposed As A Fraud Who Uses Four Different Names And Has Conned People Out Of Their Money With A Sneaky GoFundMe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Malinowski, A.K.A. Lieutenant Dan, has quickly become an internet sensation, having refused to leave the spot where his sailboat was docked with Hurricane Milton approaching.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Dan braved the vicious conditions in his boat on Wednesday night and lived to tell the story. But he has also been accused of chasing internet clout, with X User Mena Ganey making a short clip in which she claims the disabled Tampa resident has used multiple names and raised over $20,000 off his antics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mena_ganey\/status\/1844088648553353568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The video below<\/a>\u00a0shows Ganey discussing Malinowski\u2019s GoFundMe account, which has raised the aforementioned account, noting he spent a year in prison for beating an EMT.<\/p>\n<p>She also shows a screenshot of a Facebook profile supposedly belonging to Malinowski, which lists him as a \u201cDigital Creator,\u201d stating that he purposely docked his boat in the most dangerous area in Tampa, although there were safer spots nearby and did accept the Mayor\u2019s offer to relocate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lieutenant Dan is a digital creator who started a gofundme three weeks ago. He has four names: and was arrested for battering Leo\/EMT with a violin. He\u2019s already up to 20k and has accepted the mayors offer for shelter. I hate grifters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utSkx55sN9\">pic.twitter.com\/utSkx55sN9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mena Ganey \ud83d\udc07\ud83d\udc07 \ud83e\ude84 (@mena_ganey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mena_ganey\/status\/1844088648553353568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Most of the comments were in Lt. Dan\u2019s defense, with one user pointing out that the GoFundMe was always public knowledge and was created by someone else on Malinowski\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis lady in her million dollar home mad about a dude in a piece of crap dingy boat about to potentially die in a hurricane is wild,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a user wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLieutenant Dan is on that sailboat = not grifting. The only grifter I see in the situation is YOU \u2013 exploiting him for clicks,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLol Dan risking his life for a little cheddar and online clout. Regardless I\u2019m pulling for him. GET THAT BAG LIEUTENANT DAN. \ud83d\udcb0\ud83d\udcb8\ud83d\udcb0\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone joked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How about this\u2026fuck you Mena Ganey. I\u2019m thoroughly entertained by Lt. Dan. The guy never claimed to be homeless. I don\u2019t give a fuck if he went to jail for beating up an EMT. The guy is riding out a catastrophic hurricane in a sail boat. It\u2019s entertaining. We are all\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mother Fucker Jones (Charlie Heat Version) (@mfjones69_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mfjones69_\/status\/1844108780063293724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lieutenant-dan-has-most-of-the-internet-behind-him\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lieutenant Dan Has Most Of The Internet Behind Him<\/h2>\n<p>Another X user would highlight Lieutenant Dan\u2019s criminal history, posting 14 different mugshots from various arrests.<\/p>\n<p>However, they did point out that most of the arrests were a result of the amputee failing to appear in court.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYall gotta use your noggins. He had one singular drug charge on here from 2019, other than that dudes been caught in traffic violations left and right,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0they added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lieutenant Dan\u2019s 14 mugshots go crazy. Bro is a menace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fp5H5peTAB\">pic.twitter.com\/Fp5H5peTAB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mikk \ud83d\ude43 (@MikMilks_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikMilks_\/status\/1844252753763402157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another account posted a snippet from a report claiming Joseph John Malinowski was convicted on kidnapping and rape charges in 2004. That one has since been debunked in the Community Notes, as the piece refers to a different John Malinowski.<\/p>\n<p>It has also since been deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s riding with Lieutenant Dan, it appears.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Joseph Malinowski, A.K.A. Lieutenant Dan, has quickly become an internet sensation, having refused to leave the spot where his sailboat was docked with Hurricane Milton approaching. Lt. 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