Five charged over charity's 'missing £300,000'

Howard Lake | 27 August 2002 | News

Five people including a retired policeman have been charged in connection with an alleged fraud at Newcastle upon Tyne-based children’s charity the Dream Foundation.

Northumbria Police had received an anonymous tip-off that up to £300,000 was unaccounted for.

Read “Five charged in charity fraud case” by Ian Burrell at The Independent.

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