Charities

The former head of a charity for the disabled has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of transferring £250,000 from the organisation's pension scheme to buy overseas property and pay off personal debt.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2020/02/10/charity-boss-jailed-for-pension-fraud/

The JSPCA says the fraud of its disgraced former chief Stephen Coleman left it in a 'dire financial position', as he begins a jail sentence for fraud.

The former chief executive of an animal charity has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he forged the minutes of meetings in order to give himself pay rises and bonuses to fund a “luxury lifestyle”.

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The former boss of the JSPCA has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after defrauding the charity out of £400,000.

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2020-02-06/jspca-boss-sentenced-to-7-years-for-fraud/

The scam involved mimicking details of the charity’s contacts and has led to the social housing regulator downgrading its governance rating.

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A woman has been found guilty of defrauding MacMillan Cancer Support at car boot sales.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2020/01/18/woman-guilty-of-defrauding-macmillan-cancer-support/

Mayoral candidate Rory Stewart has been criticised for associating himself with a church being investigated for fraud by the Metropolitan Police and the Charity Commissioner.

Charities have been targeted by fraudsters impersonating members of staff, specifically attempting to change employees’ bank details.

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