Help bring home María’s son, J. Joseph, an innocent man

Fundraising campaign by Michael Klein
  • US$4,125.00
    Donated So Far
Raised offline: $9,000.00
Total: $13,125.00
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If in the endeavor, even one life is saved from cruel injustice, then all one’s efforts are worthwhile.

-Anonymous


In Memoriam


María L. Ureña
1947-2019

It is with great sadness to write to you all about the passing of María, devoted mother, grandmother, and inspiration to hundreds (perhaps thousands) of ordinary people touched by her strength, compassion, and gift for seeing God in everyone.

María's unwavering faith in her son was a rock for JJ, who spoke with her daily for support and prayer.

By supporting our cause, not only will you bring home an innocent man but also help fulfill María's last wish to see her son free.


THANK YOU!

Michael Klein (María's grandson and JJ's nephew)



MARÍA'S LAST WISH FOR THE RETURN OF HER INNOCENT SON

This is a campaign to help save the life of her son, J. Joseph, who has been trapped in an unspeakable nightmare; condemned for a crime he did not commit.


Meet J. Joseph

J. Joseph has been an exemplary person throughout all his life. He is kind and caring and has always been family oriented: an excellent son, brother, father, husband, and friend. He was from early on, always driven to help others in moments of need; to show kindness to those most would ignore, and to see the best in others, and often help them to see it in themselves. J was instilled as a child with the Golden Rules, and this led him to counsel and mentor those throughout his life, whom the world saw as ‘at-risk’, and he knew just needed a helping hand.

After graduating with honors from Electrical and Computer Engineering, JJ went on to pursue a career helping governments companies, and people prevent and recover from digital crimes.

It was in fact, while attending an annual conference for his company in early 2014, that JJ found himself in a horrible situation, being falsely accused of a crime while helping someone in need.

Due to fabricated and misrepresented evidence, his freedom was taken, and we have been fighting to correct these injustices, in a desperate struggle to save his life.


The struggle is real!

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for innocent people like JJ to be unjustly imprisoned. There are thousands of people serving sentences for crimes they didn’t commit. The vast majority of these cases, like JJ’s, are based on false forensic testimony, as well as fabricated or misrepresented evidence. Nevada’s own record of wrongful imprisonments is the highest in the nation, beating the next highest state by a disturbing 15%. This is largely due to an over emphasis on ‘convicting at all cost’, regardless of innocence, especially minorities.

All the while, JJ has endured intolerable abuses and cruelties while imprisoned, which, as he puts it are “inconceivable in a First World Country like America, and much less to its own citizenry.”

We have sought a lawyer who has the experience and knowledge to help him bring his case to the federal court. Though J’s family and friends immediately came to his side with emotional and financial support, we are at the end of our own financial limits. The end is in sight for JJ and we need your help to get him home.

Every donation is immensely appreciated. We also appreciate if you share the link with anyone who would like to help; to make a difference in fighting injustice, in ending rampant racism in the justice system, and in granting our family a miracle this new year.

THANK YOU!

Fundraising Team

  • Michael Klein
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  • Campaign Owner

Donors

  • Rosanna S
  • Posted On Sep 22, 2019
  • Quiero darle las gracias al Grupo de Oración "Dios es Amor" por su contínuo apoyo y sus oraciones. Siempre permanecen en mi corazón. ¡Seguimos la lucha!

  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Sep 21, 2019
  • El Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor" y otros amigos de la siempre recordada Maria, continuamos honrando su memoria con este pequeño aporte. Tambien continuamos orando por JJ. In memory of our friend Maria.

$220.00
  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Jul 02, 2019
  • Personas muy queridas de Maria, continua ayudando al fondo de JJ, monetariamente y Tambien espiritualmente. El Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor" continua orando.

$200.00
Jun 06

Birthday for J

Update posted by Michael Klein at 01:15 am

Hi all,Hope everyone is looking forward to exciting summer plans! Unfortunately for J, it'll be another hot season in Nevada, away from home even on his birthday :(But I want to share something on J's behalf: an open letter for everyone here! Please pass this along to anyone you know

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Feb 25

New Platform/Nueva Plataforma

Update posted by Michael Klein at 07:18 am

Hello everyone,Thank you for your great patience as we dealt with a major issue with our previous platform, GoFundMe. We are now using this new platform which allows fundraising to help innocent men like J raise money for legal costs.Though the GoFundMe campaign, we raised 9,000 DOLLARS! Thank you to. . . . .

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Donors & Comments

16 donors
  • Rosanna S
  • Posted On Sep 22, 2019
  • Quiero darle las gracias al Grupo de Oración "Dios es Amor" por su contínuo apoyo y sus oraciones. Siempre permanecen en mi corazón. ¡Seguimos la lucha!

  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Sep 21, 2019
  • El Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor" y otros amigos de la siempre recordada Maria, continuamos honrando su memoria con este pequeño aporte. Tambien continuamos orando por JJ. In memory of our friend Maria.

$220.00
  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Jul 02, 2019
  • Personas muy queridas de Maria, continua ayudando al fondo de JJ, monetariamente y Tambien espiritualmente. El Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor" continua orando.

$200.00
  • Michael Klein
  • Donated on Jun 07, 2019
  • De Franco Ureña, tío de J: "Somos una familia honesta y trabajadora que llegó a Estados Unidos a buscar un mejor futuro. Mi sobrino JJ creció con la mejor madre que un ser humano pueda pedir, amorosa, inteligente, educada y sobretodo con una fe’ increblantable mi tía viví fue seguida por su Ejemplo. JJ fue criado para ser un ciudadano caballeros y Ejemplar JJ es un ser humano con unos sentimientos muy puro ceria imposible consevir de lo que se le acusa nuestra familia cree en la justicia y esperamo que todo se aclare. Dios siempre esté con JJ y todo.”

$5.00
  • Wilfrido Adames
  • Donated on May 16, 2019
  • Praying for you brother. Thankful to your continued love and support from within. Know and remember that you have brothers and sisters in Christ, family, and friends, continually lifting you up in prayers, waiting for his hand to deliver you from evil, to exalt you and restore you. His will and justice be done. With you.

$150.00
  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Apr 27, 2019
  • El Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor" y otras personas que conocieron a Maria, humildemente contribuyen esta cantidad para la ayuda de JJ. Desde luego, continuamos orando para que la justicia divina se haga presente en su vida y se acabe esta pesadilla por la que esta pasando. Sabemos que Maria, desde el cielo, continua intercediendo por esta causa tan importante para ella., Dios nos bendiga!

$500.00
  • Perly Viasmensky
  • Posted On Apr 15, 2019
  • We cannot speak of Donovan Joseph without giving credit to his mother, Maria Urena, a woman who dedicated her entire life to her four children and grandson, teaching them to be men and women of integrity, responsible and pillars of their community. Donovan’s Mom died recently, not because an incurable illness, but because her heart could not take any more injuistices against her son. To all of you believing that our justice system doesn’t make mistakes, allow me to remind you that there are almost 200,000 innocent people in the prison system of our country paying for a crime they did not commit. I have followed Donovan’s case from A to Z and this is the worse case of justice denied I have ever witnessed. Please, help us to bring Donovan home before the first anniversary of his mother’s death. Remember fighting for a defense is not cheap, fighting false charges is even more expensive. Good, honest defense attorneys, as much as they want to help need their fees to fight a case.

  • Anonymous
  • Donated on Apr 05, 2019
  • Jesus loves you, Joseph! Praying for Him to be near to you during this trial, and to sustain you!

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  • Michael Klein
  • Donated on Mar 29, 2019
  • Comment on behalf of Aurelia y Anny Acosta: "La fe, es la constancia de las cosas que esperas y la evidencia de los hechos que no se ven."

$10.00
  • Jose Villarmarzo
  • Donated on Mar 24, 2019
  • En honor a nuestra hermana Maria, esta contribucion es del Grupo de Oracion "Dios es Amor"

$1000.00
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Raised offline: $9,000.00
Total: $13,125.00

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