# US charity employee jailed for $8 million fraud

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/04/11/us-charity-employee-jailed-8m-fraud/
- Published: 2001-04-11T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A former employee at the American Cancer Society has been jailed for 13 years after
admitting stealing $8m from the charity. 
A former employee at the American Cancer
Society has been jailed for 13 years after admitting stealing $8m from the charity.
The BBC reports that all of the money stolen has been recovered.

Read Charity employee sentenced in $8m fraud at BBC Online.

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