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War Child UK in corruption scandal
Howard Lake | 10 January 2001 | News
The Guardian today reports that Luciano Pavarotti walked out of War Child UK, the overseas aid charity that attracted star support from the music industry, after it was discovered that its co-founder had taken a bribe from contractors building a music centre in Bosnia. Pavarotti’s departure was followed by five other celebrity patrons amd 11 trustees over the past two years
The Guardian today reports that Luciano Pavarotti walked out of War Child UK, the overseas aid charity that attracted star support from the music industry, after it was discovered that its co-founder had taken a bribe from contractors building a music centre in Bosnia. Pavarotti’s departure was followed by five other celebrity patrons amd 11 trustees over the past two years.
The Charity Commission was informed and says that now new trustees have the management restructuring well in hand.
The scandal made front-page news in The Guardian and is to be featured on this evening’s Channel 4 News.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.