Donors who gave $23,000 to a Republican congressional candidate for a child burial garden demand that he reveal where

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1. A GoFundMe campaign raised money for a child burial garden called "Lincoln's Place" after Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., was caught inflating his resume.

2. Donors raised questions about what happened to the money they donated to Ogles, which GoFundMe confirmed went to Ogles.

3. One donor told WTVF that he wanted "to believe that that money went for something good" but was left with "gnawing questions about what happened to these funds."

4. Ogles in 2015 told The Tennessean that none of the money had been spent, blaming government bureaucracy.

5. But WFTV found that "there is no evidence that any government regulation would have prevented the purchase of several cemetery plots for burying children."

6. Williamson Memorial Funeral Home director Pam Stephens told The Tennessean in 2015 that she planned to meet with the Ogles family to "help organize a unified effort to aid parents dealing with the financial and emotional trauma of burying children."

7. But Stephens told WFTV eight years later that Ogles never followed up.

8. Donors have raised questions about what happened with the money. One donor told the outlet that he demanded and received his money back after Ogles failed to provide a straight answer.

9. Ogles in the statement said that he and his wife were the largest donors to the GoFundMe campaign, followed by his family and friends, but were unable to raise enough for "our original goal of a more significant memorial."

10. Ogles claimed that the "purpose evolved from a memorial to direct financial support for families covering the cost of funeral

Conservative commentator James O'Keefe caught on camera paying people to commit voter fraud MORE FROM Igor Derysh Donors raised questions about what happened to the money they donated to Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., intended for a child burial garden, according to local news outlet WTVF. Ogles, a freshman congressman who drew comparisons to disgraced Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., after he was caught inflating his resume, now faces questions related to a GoFundMe fundraiser he held following the stillborn death of his child in 2014. The GoFundMe was intended for a child burial garden called "Lincoln's Place." "Help us help other families. No family should have to bury their child no child should be alone," the GoFundMe page said, vowing to use the funds raised for a "burial garden" that would "create a place for Lincoln's new play friends," "a life-size statue of Jesus watching over the children," and "benches for families to sit while surrounded by flowers." Donors contributed $23,375 to the fundraiser, which GoFundMe confirmed went to Ogles. One donor told WTVF that she wanted "to believe that that money went for something good" but was left with "gnawing questions about what happened to these funds." Related "A fraud like George Santos" New investigation blows major holes in MAGA Republican's resume Ogles in 2015 told The Tennessean that none of the money had been spent, blaming government bureaucracy. "What we found over the past year as we have been going through this process is that burials are heavily regulated," he said at the time

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