Family members jailed for elaborate children's charity fraud

By David Ainsworth, Third Sector Online, 27 March 2008

Employees and trustees of two charities for disabled children have been jailed for a total of 16 years for using their positions to steal more than £900,000.

Care and Aid Trust for Children with Handicaps, known as Catch, and Help for All were both shut down after investigations by the Charity Commission and HM Revenue & Customs into offences including theft of donations, Gift Aid fraud and tax evasion. A Charity Commission report released after the conclusion...

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