Scope jumps in to prevent mistaken identity

By Emma Rigby, Third Sector Online, 18 February 2008

Disability charity Scope has rushed to clarify it was not involved in a £150,000 fraud case heard at Bournemouth Crown Court last week.

John Cunningham, 35, admitted embezzling money from Dorset Scope, where he was finance manager, and spending it on expensive cars and renting a luxury apartment. A spokeswoman for the national charity Scope said: “Dorset Scope is one of Scope's affiliated groups and supports our mission for disabled people to achieve...

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