Investigation into £1m theft at children's charity

By Jonny Pearson, Third Sector Online, 27 April 2007

The Charity Commission is continuing its inquiry into the events surrounding the theft of almost £1m from a children's charity. Two people have already been convicted of stealing from the organisation.

The woman formerly in charge of fundraising for Catch, a children’s mental health charity, was this week convicted of stealing from the charity between 1998 and 2002. In February, another man was found guilty of theft and tax evasion offences relating to the same charity. Both were alleged to have...