With questions mounting regarding the business dealings of ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller — and with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office opening an investigation of those matters — there’s been another development.
The GoFundMe campaign launched after Miller disclosed that he suffered serious injuries in a June 17 automobile accident has been paused.
It’s unclear whether the pause was initiated by the person who initiated the effort (Miller’s sister-in-law, Caitlin Bever-Miller) or whether GoFundMe did so on its own. Also, Miller’s mother, Kathy, has now been specifically identified as the beneficiary. (A cached version of the page shows only Bever-Miller’s name on the effort.)
GoFundMe guarantees that donations will be refunded “in the rare case something isn’t right.” This could be one of those rare cases, with the donations being made at a time when Miller faces not only medical expenses but also the potential costs associated with a growing number of individuals who have complained about unrelated matters.
The complaints, as Awful Announcing has reported, have centered on whether fantasy-football winnings were distributed, whether those who bought scouting lessons received what they paid for, and whether appropriate contributions were made to charitable causes the fantasy leagues supposedly supported.
As Awful Announcing has reported, Miller served as the commissioner of 91 leagues in 2025.
GoFundMe offers a money-back guarantee for all donations. “You are making the world a better place for someone every time you give,” the company says. “We believe it’s our responsibility to protect your kindness — by protecting your donation.”
Beyond it being a moral imperative, it’s surely a legal duty as well. If GoFundMe has any reason to suspect there could be something questionable about a given fundraising effort, it has no choice but to take action.
Starting with pausing the campaign, if GoFundMe did indeed initiate the current status of the fundraiser. And possibly continuing with giving all donors their money back.
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