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

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/08/27/five-charged-over-charity039s-039missing-300000039/
- Published: 2002-08-27T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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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