# Council leader convicted of charity fraud

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2002/11/21/council-leader-convicted-charity-fraud/
- Published: 2002-11-21T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Garvin Reed, the former deputy leader of Rotherham metropolitan borough council,
faces sentencing today after defrauding the National Local Government Forum Against
Poverty of more than £172,000.

He spent the charity’s money on entertainment including hotels, football matches,
race meetings, meals, and prostitutes. He was the national convenor of the forum,
and passed off the payments as “travelling expenses” and “member support”, according
to The Guardian.

Read “Council boss used charity cash to pose as millionaire” at SocietyGuardian.

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