The oldest daughter of Rachel Morin has filed a lawsuit in Harford County Circuit Court alleging fraud and unjust enrichment by Morin’s mother, Patricia Morin, and Morin’s older sister, Rebekah Morin.

According to court documents, the lawsuit stems from tens of thousands of dollars that were raised to help Rachel Morin’s five children after she was found dead near the Ma and Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023.

Morin’s 19-year-old daughter, Faye McMahon — who was appointed to be the personal representative for her mother’s estate — and the fathers of Morin’s younger children, Joseph Cluster and Jonathan Alderson, filed the lawsuit after they said none of the children received any of the money that was raised.

“To date, even after requests for funds for childcare and health reasons, the trustees have refused the immediate needs of the trust requests,” the lawsuit states. “Defendants, by their actions, have committed fraud by misrepresenting the intended use of the funds raised through the GoFundMe account and other fundraisers.”

The lawsuit states that after Morin’s body was located on Aug. 6, 2023, Rebekah Morin started a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses. According to an image of the GoFundMe submitted with the suit, the GoFundMe stated, “if there are any remaining funds, they will go toward things her five children may need.”

More than $54,100 was raised via the GoFundMe — all of which went to an account controlled by Rebekah and Patricia Morin, the lawsuit states.

The funds were then transferred to an Interest on Lawyer Trust Account controlled by the law firm of Rice, Murtha and Psoras, LLC. The firm later transferred the funds to an online bank account to the “Honor of Rachel Morin Trust” which was established by Rebekah and Patricia Morin on March 1, 2024, the lawsuit states.

“The In Honor of the Rachel Morin Trust was not designed for the immediate needs and benefits of the children,” the lawsuit states. “The trustees of [the fund] have the unfettered ability to deplete the trust for ‘trust expenses’ even though it is for the benefit of the Rachel Morin Children.”

Rebekah Morin declined to comment Monday, citing Randolph Rice, a managing partner at Rice, Murthas and Psoras as her attorney.

Patricia Morin could not be reached for comment.

Other events held to raise money and resources for Morin’s children include one at the Cupcakery on Aug. 19 and Oct. 6, 2023 that raised $1,300; at Miller’s Alehouse on Oct. 5, 2023 that raised $336.40; and one to raise money specifically for Christmas gifts for Morin’s children held at the Box Hill Pizzeria on Nov. 24, 2023 which raised $7,486.

McMahon, Custer and Alderson are asking the court to order the defendants to provide a full accounting of all funds raised and their current disposition, and to award the plaintiffs compensatory and punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial.

The lawsuit filed last week marks the second lawsuit McMahon, Cluster and Alderson have filed against Patricia and Rebekah Morin regarding money raised after Rachel Morin’s death. The most recent filing was in May 2024 and was dismissed in February by mutual consent, according to family members.

Last month, a jury found Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 24, of El Salvador, guilty of first-degree rape and first-degree murder in Morin’s killing. He is due to be sentenced Aug. 11.

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