Charities

A chief executive at Age Concern is behind bars after he was found guilty of diverting more than £700,000 from the charity to himself during a fraud spanning eight years.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/chief-executive-age-concern-found-14640046

This checklist should be read in conjunction with Tackling fraud in the charity sector: prevention is better than cure, a special report by the Fraud Advisory Panel and Charity Commission

https://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Tackling-Charity-Fraud-Checklist-March2018-1.pdf

Newcastle Crown Court heard he is accused of paying 60 cheques into his own account, awarding himself 12 unauthorised bonuses and 19 additional pension top-ups.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/01/age-concern-chief-executive-stole-70000-charity-paying-cheques/

A five-part series on charity fraud is due to be broadcast on BBC1, with filming taking place next month.

https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/bbc1-to-broadcast-five-part-series-on-charity-fraud.html

The very nature of many non-profit organisations’ operating environment often means that there is possibility and scope for fraud.

https://www.croweclarkwhitehill.co.uk/charity-fraud-risk-management/

A warning has been issued after the would-be fraudsters were said to be going door-to-door raising money for the ‘much-loved’ Black Country charity.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/04/20/warning-after-bogus-charity-collectors-pose-as-beacon-centre-fundraisers/

Sadly there are clever fraudsters operating who abuse the good name and reputation of both individual charities and the charity sector as a whole.

https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/support-advice-for-donors/safer-giving-advice/

He also conned Comic Relief, the Police and Crime Commissioner's Office and even his own father

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/ex-charity-boss-david-ekert-1449844

The Charity Commission has warned charities to be vigilant to the rise in fraudulent emails aimed at charity finance departments, impersonating CEOs

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2018/04/03/charity-commission-warns-ceo-email-fraud/

A man has been jailed for three years and four months for stealing £216,000 from a Christian charity in Leeds.

https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/former-officer-jailed-stealing-216000-christian-charity/finance/article/1461095