Four jailed after £1m fraud

By Helen Warrell, Third Sector Online, 12 June 2007

Four people were jailed last week for their involvement in a fraudulent charity operation that included fictitious cartoon, TV and film characters on its list of donors.

Founders of the Swansea-based Care and Action Trust for Children with Handicaps, known as Catch, were found guilty of theft and abuse of Gift Aid. Together they were involved in a tax fraud worth £1m, Manchester Crown Court heard.  Trevor England, one of the co-founders, was found guilty of theft,...

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